Rhododendron micranthum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Rhododendron micranthum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhododendron micranthum, Turcz. Shrub, to 8 ft.: lvs. lanceolate or oblanceolate, obtuse or acutish, glabrous above, densely ferrugineous-lepidote beneath, 3/4-1 1/2 in. long: fls. in dense many-fld. clusters, white, campanulate, 1/3-1/2in. across, lobes oblong or oval, longer than tube; stamens longer than corolla, glabrous; style shorter than stamens; sepals lanceolate, ciliate, 1/8in. long. June, July. Manchuria to W. and Cent. China. B.M. 8198.—Very distinct species, resembling Ledum with its dense clusters of small white fls. and exserted stamens and with its small lvs. It has proved perfectly hardy at the Arnold Arboretum and is very floriferous even as a small plant. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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