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Rhododendron fragariiflorum
Rhododendron
Origin: Discovered by Kingdon Ward in 1924 on the Temo La and Nyima La, Tibet, in the mountains immediately to the north of the Tsangpo bend, at 4275 m to 4600 m.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Species |
| fragariiflorum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-12) - above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - above 40 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Sprawling to mounding. |
| Pests |
| Vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars and aphids, and may be affected by various Rhododendron diseases including powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Multi-stemmed shrub. |
| Leaf Description |
| Aromatic, obovate to elliptic, up to 2 cm long, half as wide, rounded at the apex, dark olive-green and glossy above, scaly on both sides, the scales on the undersurface widely spaced, dark brown or yellow; margins bristly. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence a terminal cluster of two to six flowers on pedicels about 1 cm long. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium-coarse. |
| Propagation |
| By seed, semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, and layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter |
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