Rhododendron caucasicum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Rhododendron caucasicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhododendron caucasicum, Pall. Dense low shrub, 2 ft. high, often with procumbent branches: lvs. oval-oblong or narrow-elliptic, acute, dark green above, ferrugineous-tomentose beneath, 2—4 in. long: clusters 7-10-fld.; pedicels short; calyx minute; corolla funnelform-campanulate, with emarginate rounded lobes, pink to yellowish white, spotted greenish within, 1 1/2 in. across. June, July. Caucasus. B.M. 1145.—A dwarf, quite hardy species; late-flowering. Var. flavidum, Regel. Fls. straw-colored, spotted greenish within. Gt. 16:560. Var. stramineum, Hook., is similar, but with fulvous spots. B.M. 3422. Var. roseo-album, Briot., with blush fls., changing to white, and var. splendens, Briot, with deep pink fls., are said to bloom very early and may be hybrids. R.H. 1868:311. Also "Coriaceum" and "Rosa mundi" (see p. 2932) are apparently forms of this species. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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