R. proteoides

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. lampropeplum ( Balf.f., Forrest )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Taliensia
Introduced	1914
First Described	1917 ( Balf.f., W.W.Sm. )
Origin	S.E. Tibet, N.W. Yunnan and S.W. Sichuan, 3700-4600 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	30 cm. (1ft.)
Bloom Time	?
Flower	campanulate
Flower Color	cream
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. proteoides Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken September 10, 2005 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 384 x 512, 53 KB medium 1600 x 2134, 593 KB Full 1920 x 2560, 2 MB Description Size variations from collected wild seed.
Title R. proteoides 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, 60 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 357 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.1 MB Description R. proteoides leaves, flower, and truss
Title R. proteoides Photo By John Weagle Date Taken June 4, 2025 Location Lunenburg, Nova Scotia License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 384 x 512, 60 KB medium 1400 x 1866, 596 KB Full 3024 x 4032, 4.8 MB Description the garden of Walter Ostrom
Title R. proteoides Photo By John Weagle Date Taken July 11, 2025 Location Lunenvurg, Nova Scotia License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Weagle via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 384 x 512, 69 KB medium 1200 x 1600, 600 KB Full 3024 x 4032, 4.4 MB Description The garden of Walter Ostrom.
Title R. proteoides Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken June 3, 2003 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 474 x 404, 31 KB medium 474 x 404, 42 KB Full 474 x 405, 32 KB Description proteoides new growth
Title R. proteoides Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken April 14, 2002 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 396 x 286, 31 KB medium 396 x 286, 40 KB Full 397 x 287, 28 KB Description proteoides mini cw by Svend Hansen and Jens Birck.
Title R. proteoides Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken April 15, 2002 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 640 x 480, 22 KB medium 640 x 480, 31 KB Full 640 x 480, 38 KB Description yellow proteoides
Title R. proteoides 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 558, 27 KB medium 1600 x 1162, 100 KB Full 3154 x 2291, 1.7 MB
Title R. proteoides 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 538, 19 KB medium 1600 x 1122, 67 KB Full 3021 x 2119, 2.4 MB
Title R. proteoides 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, 26 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 91 KB Full 3872 x 2592, 1.3 MB
Title R. proteoides 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 524, 65 KB medium 1600 x 1090, 241 KB Full 3062 x 2086, 3.5 MB
Title proteoides Photo By Carl Adam Lehmann Date Taken Location own garden Klampenborg, Denmark License Copyright, Carl Adam Lehmann. Sizes small 768 x 576, 26 KB medium 1200 x 900, 148 KB Description Ascreavie form