R. imperator

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. patulum ( Kingdon-Ward )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Uniflora
Introduced	1926
First Described	1930 ( Kingdon-Ward )
Origin	S.E. Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Burma 3000-3400 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	30 cm. (1ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	openly funnel-shaped
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	lanceolate to oblanceolate
Leaf persistence	Semi-evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title imperator Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken April 9, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 16 KB medium 1200 x 800, 101 KB
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Title imperator Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 16, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 576, 70 KB medium 1200 x 900, 294 KB
Title imperator Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 5, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
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Title imperator Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken May 2, 2003 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small Description white form
Title imperator Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken March 30, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 16 KB medium 1200 x 800, 98 KB
Title imperator Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken April 2, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 14 KB medium 1200 x 800, 94 KB
Title imperator Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken December 2, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small