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Rhododendron impeditum
Dwarf Rhododendron
Origin: Native to southwestern Sichuan and northwest Yunnan in China.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Species |
| impeditum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Rhododendron litangense |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5b - 9b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -26.1 - (-3.8) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -15 - 25 |
| Height |
| 2 m |
| Spread |
| 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun. |
| Pests |
| Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, and bud blast. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple leaves, ovate, elliptic or broadly elliptic to oblong, 0.5–1.4 by 0.3–0.6 cm in size, with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side. |
| Flower Description |
| Dwarf purple, violet, or rose-lavender, or rarely white. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. |
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