Rhododendron yunnanense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. yunnanense
Binomial name
Rhododendron yunnanense
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron aechmophyllum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron bodinieri Franch.
  • Rhododendron chartophyllum Franch.
  • Rhododendron chartophyllum f. praecox Diels
  • Rhododendron hormophorum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron pleistanthum Balf. f. ex Hutch.
  • Rhododendron seguinii H. Lév.
  • Rhododendron shaanxiense W.P. Fang & Z.J. Zhao
  • Rhododendron suberosum Balf. f. & Forrest

Rhododendron yunnanense (云南杜鹃) is a species of rhododendron native to Myanmar and Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–3600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate, 2.5–7 by 0.8–3m in size. Flowers are white, pale red, or pale purple.

In cultivation in the UK the cultivar ‘Openwood‘ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[1][2] The flowers are a pale lavender with a crimson spotted throat.

References

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  1. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Rhododendron yunnanense 'Openwood'". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 85. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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