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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron fastigiatum Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 234 (1886)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. & c. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-4500m
Descriptionleaves 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
Size40-60cm
Colorbluish purple, purple
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsAzalea fastigiata (Franch.) Kuntze
Rhododendron nanum H.Lév.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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