R. myrtifolium

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. ferrugineum ssp kotschyi R. kotschyi ( Simonk. )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Rhododendron
Introduced	1846
First Described	1851 ( Schott, Kotschy )
Origin	Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, S.W. Russia 1500-2400 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	60 cm. (2ft.)
Bloom Time	late midseason
Flower	narrowly tubular
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic to oblanceolate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. myrtifolium 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 812, 37 KB medium 1600 x 1694, 183 KB Full 3780 x 4000, 4.4 MB
Title R. myrtifolium 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, 37 KB medium 1600 x 2390, 189 KB Full 3592 x 5366, 4.7 MB
Title R. myrtifolium 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 584, 15 KB medium 1600 x 1218, 67 KB Full 4894 x 3725, 4.7 MB
Title myrtifolium Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken May 27, 2012 Location private garden Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small medium
Title myrtifolium Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 30, 2014 Location Private garden, Herpen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small medium
Title myrtifolium Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken May 12, 2003 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small medium
Title myrtifolium Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 30, 2014 Location Private garden, Herpen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small medium
Title myrtifolium Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 28, 2014 Location Private garden, Herpen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small medium
Title myrtifolium Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 28, 2014 Location Private garden, Herpen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small medium