Rhododendron racemosum

Plant Characteristics

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Scientific Names

Read about Rhododendron racemosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhododendron racemosum, Franch. Shrub, to 6 ft.: lvs. elliptic to oval or obovate, obtuse or acutish, rounded or broadly cuneate at the base, glabrous above, glaucous below and lepidote. 3/4-1 1/4 in. long: fls. 1-3, from axillary buds usually crowded at the end of the branches, sometimes along the branches; corolla funnelform-campanulate, 3/4in. across, rose-pink, lobes oblong, about as long as tube; stamens and style exserted. B.M. 7301. G.C. III. 12:63; 47:343. Gn. 42:320. G. 28:224. Gt. 57:1577, pp. 562, 563. G.W. 6, p. 43 (as R. rigidum); 14, p. 271. R.H. 1912, p. 134. —It flowers profusely when still very small. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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