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Rhododendron kotschyi Simonk.  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron kotschyi Simonk. 
BibliographyEnum. Fl. Transsilv.: 389 (1887)
Native Rangee. & s. Carpathians to North Macedonia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Descriptionleaves 1-2cm, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, crenate, abaxially often green, flowers of 6-10 in racemes, corolla 15mm across, campanulate-infundibuliform
Size20-50cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsRhododendron ferrugineum var. myrtifolium (Schott & Kotschy) Schröt.
Rhododendron kotschyi f. album Rehder
Rhododendron myrtifolium Schott & Kotschy
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine)
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