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Description of Rhododendron sphaeroblastum |
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Predominate Flower Color: |
White |
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Flower / Truss Description: |
Funnel-campanulate, white, sometimes pink, spotted purple. Ball-shaped truss holds 10-20 flowers. |
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Fragrant: |
No |
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Bloom Time: |
Early Midseason |
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Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs: |
4 |
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Cold Hardiness Temperature: |
-5°F (-21°C) |
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Foliage Description: |
Leaves narrowly obovate to elliptic, up to 4½" long, upper surface shiny, lower surface with reddish-brown indumentum. |
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Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): |
E |
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Plant Habit: |
Compact shrub to upright, straggly small tree |
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Sub Genus: |
Hymenanthes |
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Section: |
Ponticum |
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Sub Section: |
Taliensia |
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Geographical Origin: |
China (SW Sichuan, NW Yunnan) |
Note: Bloom time and 10 year
height information are approximate and can vary dependent on local climate and
soil conditions.
Hardiness temperature is also an approximate guideline.
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American Rhododendron Society |
