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{{Inc| Rhododendron ledifolium, Don (R. rosmarinifolium, Dipp., not Vidal. Azalea rosmarinifolia,Burm. A. alba, Sweet. A. ledifolia, Hook. A.liliiflora, Poit.). Much-branched low shrub, 1-3 ft.: branches, lvs. and pedicels densely rufously appressed - strigose: lvs. elliptic or elliptic - lanceolate, persistent, 1-3 in. long: fls. 1-3; sepals lanceolate, serrate - glandular; corolla pure white or rosy purple, 2-3 in. broad, fragrant; stamens usually10. May. China. B.R.811. B.M. 2901. L. B. C. 13:1253. G. 28:323. Gn. 33, p. 321. G.W. 15, p. 650.— Some remarkable varieties of this species are the following: Var. album, Rehd. (R. ledifolium var. leucanthum, DC. A. indica var. alba, Lindl. R. leucanthum, Bunge). Fls. white, sometimes striped pink. G.C. III. 33:373. Gn. 54, p. 487. G. 6:607. Var. Noordtianum, Rehd. (Azalea ledifolia Noordtiana, Wittm. A. japonica alba grandiflora Van Noordt, Hort.). Fls. white, larger: lvs. elliptic. R.B. 30:133. M.D.G. 1905:73, 74. Gt. 59, p. 310. G.W. 15, p. 45. Said to be the hardiest variety of this species. Var. purpureum, Maxim. Fls. rosy purple. Var. narcissiflorum, Maxim. (A. narcissiflora, Fort.). Fls. double, white, rarely purple. F. 1880:89. Var. phoeniceum, DC. (A. punicea, Sweet. A. ledifolia var. phoenicea, Hook. A. indica var. calycina, Paxt.). Fls. single, purple; calyx with linear, not serrate and less glandular lobes. B.M. 3239. L.B.C. 18:1735. J.F. 3:257. Possibly a hybrid of this species and R. sub-lanceolatum.— R. ledifolium has produced, with A. indica, a large number of beautiful hybrids, of which one of the first was figured in 1833 as R. pulchrum. }} Describe the plant here... ==Cultivation==  ===Propagation===  ===Pests and diseases===  ==Species==  ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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