Rhododendron 'alutaceum'

 
Photo: Hans Eiberg

Predominant Flower Color: 

 White 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel-campanulate, white, sometimes flushed pink to lilac, spotted crimson. Inflorescence 10-20 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Early Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves oblong to oblanceolate, 2" to 7" long, with continuous tan indumentum. 

Plant Habit: 

 Compact shrub or small tree. 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 E 

Sub Genus: 

 Hymenanthes 

Section: 

 Ponticum 

Sub Section: 

 Taliensia 

Geographical Origin: 

 China (SE Tibet, W Yunnan, NW Yunnan, Sichuan) 

Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Cold hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.

 

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