Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum subsp. cinnamomeum
Common name:
R. a. ssp. c. var. roseum (no commnon name)
Pronunciation:
rho-do-DEN-dron ar-BO-ree-um kin-a-mo-me-us ro-ZE-um
Family:
Ericaceae
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Similar to R. arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum, but the flowers "are rose or deep pink, with deeper colored spots" (Greer, 1996) or "usually red tinged" (RHS Dic. Gardening). However, a white flowered selection is also sold under this name and probably the selection shown here. The under surface of leaves have a 1-layered compacted indumentum, off-white to light brown (fawn).
- -0°F, early; quality rating: 3/4/3 [flower / plant & foliage / performance; scale 1 (poor) - 5 (best)].
- Native to Himalaya, the reddish form was discovered in Nepal in 1820.
- roseum: with rose flowers.
- Federal Way, Washington: Rhododendron Species and Botanical Garden.
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plant habit, flowering
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opening and open clusters
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flower clusters and leaves
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flower cluster
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leaves
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leaf
