Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii

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Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: An upright to bushy shrub or small tree to 6m.
Foliage: Narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate-elliptic leaves, 5-8cm long by 2-4.8cm wide. The upper surface is a matt olive-green and glabrous. The under surface is pale glaucous and smooth.
Flowers: A loose truss of 6-12 tubular-campanulate flowers of lilac pink to deep pink, heavily speckled inside.

1: Ayckbourn Walk H22 (T3/H22) • Accession: T3/2012-1090
2: Brewster W2 (T3/W2) • Accession: T3/2012-1025
3: Larcom W10 (T3/W10) • Accession: T3/1985-0125
4: Lodge South East end L24 (T3/L24) • Accession: T3/1996-0227/A • Provenance: Garden
5: Marshall K6 (T3/K6) • Accession: T3/1965-1014
6: • Accession: T3/1996-0227 (2)‎ • Provenance: Garden

Pukeiti

Plant Hunter’s Station

Taxon

Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii

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