Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron hemitrichotum Balf.f. & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12: 115 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 2200-4000m |
Description | very ramose, leaves thinly coriaceous, narrowly oblong or lanceolate, 1-3cm, margins revolute, adaxially green, pubescent, inflorescence terminal, 2-3-flowered |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | rose, purple red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |