Famille
Ericaceae
With its beautiful dark green foliage and tawny undersides, this large shrub, or even tree, will find its place in many flowerbeds.
Classification
Trees and shrubs
Climat
Zone 7: from -17°C to -12°C
Couleur de feuille
Couleur de fleur
Exposition
Part shade
Hauteur minimum
300cm
Hauteur max
500cm
Intérêts remarquables
Foliage
Type de sol
Acidic
General description
- Origin
- China (Yunnan). Burma, Sichuan, Assam and SE. Xizang at 2400-4400 m.s.
- Climate
- Resist to - 15°C.
- Exposure
- Partial shade.
- Merit
- AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993.
- Note
- Here is another rhododendron that is not very widespread and yet deserves more consideration given all the qualities it combines.
General physiology
- Dimensions
- Small tree reaching 6 m (1.5-2 m) in height.
- Habit
- A relatively compact shrub with a beautiful shape.
- Note
- Genus (Hymenanthes) section (Ponticum)
Leaves
- Shape
- Lanceolate leaves approximately 25 cm long.
- Colour
- Green, new growth with a yellow-brown or greyish coating. The underside of the leaves has a very attractive yellowish or cinnamon-coloured indumentum.
Flowers
- Flowering time
- March-April.
- Shape
- Bell-shaped flower,
- Colour
- White to pink, often speckled in the center.
- Note
- Flowering usually occurs after 10-12 years.