Rhododendron racemosum
 
- 13° F
Yunnan Province of China
Low, compact plant
 
Small bell-shaped flowers are pink in bud opening to white or pale pink are 1 inch wide and appear alongside the branches and in small clusters at the stem tips.
Blooms in early spring
Leaves are 3-4 inches long, lepidote and blue-green. New leaves are covered with a soft whitish down. Tan to brown color on the lower leaf surfaces.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species is frequently used in hybridizing.
 
 

 

 
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