Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum

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Read about Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhododendron japonicum, Suring. (R. molle, Miq., not Don. Azalea japonica, Gray. A. mollis, Hort., not Blume). Fig. 3392. Shrub, to 6 ft.: young branchlets glabrous, sometimes setose: winter buds glabrous: lvs. obovate to obovate-oblong, obtuse and mucronate, cuneate at the base, ciliate, glabrous or sparingly setose above, glabrous below except setose on the midrib, 1 1/2-3 in. long: fls. in dense heads; pedicels setose; calyx-lobes ovate, setose; corolla campanulate-funnelform, 2 in. across, salmon-red, brick-red, or carmine; stamens shorter than limb. April, May. Japan. F.S. 19:2032-6. Gn. 29, p. 551; 33. p. 324; 42, p. 369; 46, p. 546; 59:403. Gn.M. 4:24. C.L.A. 4:210;5:147; 11:495. Gt. 16:556; 57:1575. M.D.G. 1906:556. G. 2:503;5:219. Gng.4:279. S.I.F. 2:62.—This and the preceding species have been hybridized extensively with R.luteum and the American azaleas and almost all the varieties now in trade under the names of these two species are hybrids. The type of R. japonicum has been reintro. from Japan by C.S. Sargent and that of R. sinense from China by E.H. Wilson, and they have been distributed by the Arnold Arboretum. R. japonicum is hardy at the Arnold Arboretum; R. sinense is tenderer, but stands ordinary winters in favorable positions. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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