Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron flavidum Franch. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 395 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4300m |
Description | leaves ovate-elliptic to oblong, obtuse, shortly mucronate, adaxially dark green, densely scaly, abaxially pale grey-green, flowers 2-5cm across, broadly infundibuliform |
Size | 40-80cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Rhododendron primulinum Hemsl. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |