Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron citriniflorum Balf.f. & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 35 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3600-5400m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, oblong-obovate, 2-6cm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, green, abaxially densely grey-brown hirsute, flowers 2-6 in umbel, tubular-campanulate, 3-4cm long |
Size | 60-90cm |
Color | orange, red, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 chlanidotum Balf.f. & Forrest |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |