Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron kotschyi Simonk. |
Bibliography | Enum. Fl. Transsilv.: 389 (1887) |
Native Range | e. & s. Carpathians to North Macedonia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | leaves 1-2cm, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, crenate, abaxially often green, flowers of 6-10 in racemes, corolla 15mm across, campanulate-infundibuliform |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Rhododendron ferrugineum var. myrtifolium (Schott & Kotschy) Schröt. Rhododendron kotschyi f. album Rehder Rhododendron myrtifolium Schott & Kotschy |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |