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Description of Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum |
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Predominate Flower Color: |
Pink, Purple |
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Flower / Truss Description: |
Widely campanulate, pink to mauve to plum purple, sometimes spotted purple. |
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Fragrant: |
No |
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Bloom Time: |
Early Midseason |
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Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs: |
2 |
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Cold Hardiness Temperature: |
-5°F (-21°C) |
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Foliage Description: |
Leaves ovate to elliptic, up to 4" long, fawn to rusty brown indumentum, upper surface with bluish metallic bloom. Habit rounded, slow-growing. |
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Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): |
E |
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Plant Habit: |
Rounded, slow-growing |
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Sub Genus: |
Hymenanthes |
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Section: |
Ponticum |
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Sub Section: |
Campanulata |
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Geographical Origin: |
Bhutan, India (Sikkim) |
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 |
