Rhododendron catawbiense

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Scientific Names

Read about Rhododendron catawbiense in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhododendron catawbiense, Pursh. Figs. 3385, 3386. Shrub, 6 ft. high, rarely 20 ft.: lvs. rounded at base, oval to oblong, usually obtuse and mucronulate, glaucous beneath, 3-5 in. long: clusters many-fld.; pedicels rusty pubescent; corolla broadly campanulate, with broad roundish lobes, lilac-purple, about 1 1/2 in. across; ovary rusty tomentose. June. Va. to Ga., in the mountains. B.M. 1671. L.B.C. 12:1176. Gn.M.2:18. F.E. 17:312 (pl.71). M.D.G. 1902:381. G.W. 4, p. 97. G. 37:391. —One of the most beautiful of native shrubs, covering extensive tracts of land on the higher mountains of the southern Alleghanies. Hardy as far north as New England. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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