Rhododendron ledifolium

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Read about Rhododendron ledifolium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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