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Rhododendron intricatum

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Rhododendron intricatum
Illustration, Curtis's botanical magazine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. intricatum
Binomial name
Rhododendron intricatum
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron blepharocalyx Franch.
  • Rhododendron peramabile Hutch.

Rhododendron intricatum (隐蕊杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and western Sichuan, as well as northern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,500–4,500 m (11,500–14,800 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 50–100 cm (20–39 in) in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate, and 0.5–1.2 × 0.3–0.7 cm in size. The flowers are pale lavender, purple-blue to dark blue, or rarely yellowish.

This very compact shrub flowers profusely when it is only a few centimetres tall, and is also hardy, being an alpine plant. It is therefore a suitable subject for a rock garden.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhododendron intricatum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 395. 1895.