Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron shweliense Balf.f & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 293 (1922) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3000-3400m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate to elliptic, 1-5cm, mucronate, adaxially green, dull, abaxially glaucous, densely scaly, flowers of 2-4, campanulate, 10-15mm long |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | pale pinkish yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
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 (CHC China South-Central) |