Rhododendron stenopetalum 'Linearifolium'
Common name:
Spider Azalea
Pronunciation:
ro-do-DEN-dron sten-o-PET-al-um
Family:
Ericaceae
Synonyms:
R. macrosepalum ‘Linearifolium’
R. linearifolium; ‘Seigai Tsutsuji’
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, an unusual azalea in that both the leaves and flowers petals are very narrow. Leaves only about 3-5 mm wide and 5 cm long at the middle, tapering gradually to each end, hairy, green, but have a reddish cast in winter. Flowers deeply divided into narrow strap-like petals, 3-4 cm long, purplish pink to strong purplish red, hairy at base.
- Of garden origin, not found in nature. Rhododendron stenopetalum is native to Japan (Honshu).
- stenopetalum: steno-, narrow, and petalum, petal.
- Seattle, Washington: Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden.
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