| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron glandulosum (Standl. ex Small) Millais |
| Synonyms | Therorodion glandulosum Standl. ex Small |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves elliptic to obovate, 1-4cm, thin, glandular-ciliate, flat, rounded to acute, mucronate, glandular hirsute, flowers 1-3, upper corolla lobes dark variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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