Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron moupinense Franch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 233 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-4000m |
Description | leaves ovate to elliptic, 3-4cm long, adaxially shiny, rich green, abaxially light and scaly, corolla broadly infundibuliform or campanulate, to 5cm across |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | pink, red |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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) |