Rhododendron 'mekongense'

 
Photo: Rhododendron Species Foundation (ac74-111)

Predominant Flower Color: 

 Yellow 

Flower / Truss Description: 

 Funnel-campanulate, yellow to greenish-yellow, sometimes flushed or marked red or pink. Inflorescence 2-5 flowered. 

Bloom Time: 

 Midseason 

Foliage Description / Plant Habit: 

 Leaves obovate to obovate-elliptic, up to 2¼" long, deciduous. 

Plant Habit: 

 Broadly upright shrub 

Height in 10 Yrs: 

 3 ft 

Cold Hardiness Temperature: 

 -5°F  (-21°C)

Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L): 

 L 

Sub Genus: 

 Rhododendron 

Section: 

 Rhododendron 

Sub Section: 

 Trichoclada 

Geographical Origin: 

 E Nepal, India (Arunachal Pradesh), NE Burma, China (S Tibet, Yunnan) 

Note: Bloom time and 10 year height information are approximate and can vary dependent on weather and growing conditions.
Cold hardiness temperature is also an approximate value.

 

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