Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron keiskei Miq. |
Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 163 (1866) |
Native Range | sc. & s. Japan, Korea |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves coriaceous, lanceolate, 4-8cm, at base shallowly cordate, glabrous, entire, petiolate, flowers 2-5 in umbel, pedicels 1-2cm, corolla pentamerous, infundibuliform, 2-3cm |
Size | 10-90cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Azalea jodogawa Hassk. Azalea keiskei (Miq.) Kuntze Rhododendron jodogawa Hassk. Rhododendron keiskei var. cordifolium Masam. Rhododendron laticostum Ingram Rhododendron trichocalyx Ingram |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |