Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron intricatum Franch. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 395 (1895) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2800-5000m |
Description | leaves oblong-elliptic to ovate, 5-12cm, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially grey-green, dull, scaly, inflorescence 2-10-flowered, flowers tubular-infundibuliform, 8-12mm, glabrous |
Size | 15-100cm |
Color | pale lavender, blue |
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 blepharocalyx Franch. Rhododendron peramabile Hutch. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |