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Description of Rhododendron lapponicum |
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Predominate Flower Color: |
Purple |
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Flower / Truss Description: |
Broadly funnel-shaped, pale magenta-rose to purple, rarely white. Inflorescence 3-6 flowered. |
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Fragrant: |
No |
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Bloom Time: |
Early to Early Midseason |
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Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs: |
2 |
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Cold Hardiness Temperature: |
-25°F (-32°C) |
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Foliage Description: |
Leaves oblong-elliptic to elliptic-ovate, up to 1" long, often almost deciduous. |
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Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): |
L |
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Plant Habit: |
Low, erect to prostrate shrub |
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Sub Genus: |
Rhododendron |
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Section: |
Rhododendron |
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Sub Section: |
Lapponica |
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Geographical Origin: |
Circumpolar: N America (Canada, Alaska, USA), Greenland, Scandinavia, Siberia, Korea, N Japan |
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 |
