Tsusiophyllum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tsusiophyllum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tsusiophyllum (Tsusia, a subdivision of Rhododendron, and Greek for leaf). Ericaceae. A low prostrate shrub, native of Japan, resembling small-lvd. rhododendrons of the section Tsusutsi (Tsusia), like R. Tschonoskii, but corolla tubular, regular, smaller, anther-cells dehiscent with a longitudinal slit, ovary 3-celled and the scales of the winter buds dropping from the base. Recently intro. and probably as hardy as Rhododendron Kaempferi. Cult. and prop. like other alpine Ericaceae. T. Tanakae, Maxim. Low prostrate shrub with setose branchlets: winter buds with the outer scales longer than the inner ones: lvs. obovate-elliptic, acute and apiculate, setose above, glabrous and glaucous below except the setaceous midrib, 1/3 – 1/2 in. long: fls. 1-2, short-stalked, white or pinkish; calyx-lobes ovate, obtuse; corolla scarcely 2/5 in. long, tubular with short roundish spreading lobes, the tube pubescent outside and inside; stamens not exceeding the tube, style shorter than the stamens; ovary paleaceous-setose. Cent. Japan. ^CH 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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