Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. appropinquans

R. neriiflorum var. appropinquans (syn: ssp. phaedropum, tawangense) GR#0814 (Neriiflora). This form of this very widespread and variable species has very long and narrow leaves, coated beneath with a white indumentum. The bell-shaped flowers are deep to scarlet red. An all-around lovely species. Grown from seed collected in the wild in the eastern Himalaya. Smooth and peeling pale brown bark.

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Flora of China
RBGE Herbarium; R. neriiflorum
Herbarium Key Garden, ssp. neriiflorum
Herbarium Key Garden, ssp. phaedropum