Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron fastigiatum Franch. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 234 (1886) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. & c. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4500m |
Description | leaves oblong-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, 10-16mm long, blue-green adaxially, abaxially light grey, scaly, flowers 3-5 in cluster, broadly infundibuliform, 10-15mm across |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | bluish purple, purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Azalea fastigiata (Franch.) Kuntze Rhododendron nanum H.Lév. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |