Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron spiciferum Franch. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 400 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 800-1900m |
Description | leaves narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1-4cm, cuneate, margins revolute, abaxially yellow-green, densely grey pubescent, inflorescence shortly racemose, 1-4-flowered |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Rhododendron scabrifolium var. spiciferum (Franch.) Cullen Rhododendron spiciferum var. album K.M.Feng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |