Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron tschonoskii Maxim. |
Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér 3, 15: 230 (1871) |
Native Range | Sakhalin to n. & c. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets |
Description | leaves crowded at apex of branchlets, shortly petiolate, elliptic, acute, 1-2cm, adaxially dark green, flowers 2-4, short, pedicellate, 7-9mm long, infundibuliform |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Azalea tschonoskii (Maxim.) Kuntze Rhododendron tschonoskii f. pentamerum Makino Rhododendron tschonoskii f. roseotinctum Kurash. & al. Rhododendron tschonoskii f. roseum Sugim. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KUR Kuril Is., SAK Sakhalin) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |