Rhododendron rivulare

Billeder af Rhododendron rivulare

*R. rivulare* fra RSBG **CGG#14120**. Foto: Ron Sutton

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R.rivulare (Tsutsusi). Meget sjælden art fundet af Steve Hootman . Hårdfør til -18C. Fundet i skove; 700–1200 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan.

Flora of China txt
R. rivulare i PPBC photo’s

The native range of this species is S. China to N. Myanmar. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
First published in Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 152 (1921)

RSBG: Rhododendron rivulare CGG#14120 Our first offering of this Tsutsusi (evergreen) azalea. This species features hairy foliage that emerges a striking silvery-blue with red hairs. Pretty sure this striking color combo will fade as the plant matures but even then, the foliage is quite attractive. The flowers are lavender with a purple blotch and appear in large clusters in late spring. Tolerant of full sun and probably quite tolerant of hot and humid summers considering where it is found in south-central China. Grown from seed collected in the wild. (0\R1\4) RSBG#279sd2010 Steve Hootman