R. pachysanthum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. rufum var pachysanthum
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Maculifera
Introduced	1972
First Described	1913 ( Hayata )
Origin	Central Taiwan
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	200 cm. (7ft.)
Bloom Time	?
Flower	funnel-campanulate
Flower Color	white
Fragrance	?
Leaves	lanceolate to ovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-20 C (-4 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. pachysanthum Photo By John Verwolf Date Taken April 2, 2024 Location East Sooke, South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Verwolf via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 640 x 850, 75 KB medium 1600 x 2126, 464 KB Full 3072 x 4080, 2.5 MB Description Leaf and flower detail
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 9, 2018 Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 588, 23 KB medium 1600 x 1226, 85 KB Full 4888 x 3748, 4 MB
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 514, 53 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 246 KB Full 3872 x 2592, 2.2 MB Description Leaves
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 540, 36 KB medium 1600 x 1126, 161 KB Full 3524 x 2480, 1.5 MB Description Leaves
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 26, 2019 Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 36 KB medium 1600 x 1066, 136 KB Full 6000 x 4000, 4.4 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1148, 57 KB medium 1600 x 2390, 292 KB Full 2592 x 3872, 2.9 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 640 x 428, 71 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 391 KB Full 3872 x 2592, 2 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 9, 2018 Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 578, 25 KB medium 1600 x 1202, 100 KB Full 5034 x 3784, 3.2 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 508, 23 KB medium 1600 x 1058, 89 KB Full 3569 x 2359, 3.7 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 9, 2018 Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 576, 36 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 148 KB Full 5324 x 3992, 3.9 MB Description Seed Lot: RSF-05-2827 Seed Comments: 1991/040 selfed, FSRS auction 6/11 Sean?
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 536, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1116, 87 KB Full 3298 x 2302, 1.7 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-93-280 Seed Comments: Cox, white x pale
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 640 x 448, 76 KB medium 1600 x 1120, 354 KB Full 4664 x 3262, 4.3 MB Description New growth
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 16, 2019 Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 640 x 426, 71 KB medium 1600 x 1066, 386 KB Full 6000 x 4000, 4.8 MB
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 2026 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 540 x 960, 73 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 478 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.3 MB Description R. pachysanthum 'Pachy Bee' flowers and indumentum.
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 2026 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 67 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 295 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.7 MB Description R. pachysanthum 'Pachy Bee' pedicel, corolla tube and lobes.
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 2026 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 54 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 264 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.7 MB Description R. pachysanthum 'Pachy Bee' flowers.
Title R. pachysanthum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 2026 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 54 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 246 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.9 MB Description R. pachysanthum 'Pachy Bee' flower, blotch, stigma, and stamens.
Title pachysanthum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken April 18, 2004 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 800, 44 KB medium 1200 x 1250, 242 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken April 22, 2006 Location Chimacum Woods Garden, Washington, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 25 KB medium 1200 x 900, 213 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 24 KB medium 1200 x 800, 108 KB Description photo of Pachy Bee un unregistered plant from Warren Berg
Title pachysanthum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken April 2, 2006 Location Chimacum Woods Garden, Washington, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 34 KB medium 1200 x 900, 254 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 28 KB medium 1200 x 800, 121 KB Description photo of Pachy Bee un unregistered plant from Warren Berg
Title pachysanthum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 640 x 480, 36 KB medium 640 x 480, 82 KB Description 78.064
Title pachysanthum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken Location Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 614, 32 KB medium 1200 x 959, 197 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 70 KB medium 1200 x 800, 235 KB Description photo of Pachy Bee un unregistered plant from Warren Berg
Title pachysanthum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 9, 2010 Location private garden Nanaimo, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 28 KB medium 1200 x 800, 184 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webbs garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 42 KB medium 1200 x 800, 288 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Peter Norris Date Taken July 23, 2012 Location Private garden on Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA [z 6-7] License Copyright, Peter Norris. Sizes small 768 x 576, 59 KB medium 1200 x 900, 389 KB Description new foliage with tan tomentum
Title pachysanthum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location new foliage pachysanthum License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken September 17, 2009 Location Garden Hans de Boer, Vaassen, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 39 KB medium 1200 x 800, 167 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Reilly Willams Date Taken July 19, 2011 Location private garden Seattle area License Copyright, Reilly Willams. Sizes small 768 x 576, 67 KB medium 1200 x 900, 443 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken September 17, 2009 Location Garden Hans de Boer, Vaassen, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title pachysanthum Photo By Reilly Willams Date Taken July 19, 2011 Location private garden Seattle area License Copyright, Reilly Willams. Sizes small 768 x 576, 78 KB medium 1200 x 900, 456 KB
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken May 12, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 18 KB medium 1200 x 800, 141 KB Description new foliage
Title pachysanthum Photo By Reilly Willams Date Taken July 19, 2011 Location private garden Seattle area License Copyright, Reilly Willams. Sizes small 768 x 576, 71 KB medium 1200 x 900, 424 KB Description after rain
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken June 2, 2012 Location own garden, Nunspeet Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 32 KB medium 1200 x 800, 158 KB Description new foliage
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken October 20, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken May 22, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 40 KB medium 1200 x 800, 179 KB Description new foliage
Title pachysanthum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken June 24, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 46 KB medium 1200 x 800, 197 KB Description new foliage

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R. pachysanthum

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