Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron labolengense Ching & H.P.Yang |
Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(2): 94 (1983) |
Native Range | nc. China (s. Gansu) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3500-3900m |
Description | leaves broadly elliptic to ovate-oblong, 8-14mm, on base broadly cuneate, apically obtuse, dark green, flowers of 2-4, broadly infundibuliform, 10-15mm across |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | purple |
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 in fall; layering in spring |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |