Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron uniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward |
Bibliography | Spec. Rhododendron [J.B.Stevenson]: 446 (1930) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3300-4000m |
Description | leaves oblong-obovate to elliptic, 13-25mm, at base broadly cuneate, abaxially light green, sparsely scaly, flowers of 1-2, broadly infundibuliform, 2-3cm across, pubescent |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |