R. principis

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. principis var vellereum R. vellereum ( Hutch. )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Taliensia
Introduced	1925
First Described	1891 ( Bur., Franch. )
Origin	S.& E. Tibet 2700-4600 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	500 cm. (16ft.)
Bloom Time	early
Flower	campanulate
Flower Color	violet
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong-ovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. principis 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 530, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1104, 108 KB Full 3361 x 2321, 2.2 MB
Title R. principis 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 516, 27 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 91 KB Full 3376 x 2264, 1 MB
Title R. principis 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 488, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1018, 88 KB Full 3488 x 2220, 2.7 MB
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 19, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small medium
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 19, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small medium
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 27, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small medium Description 65.282
Title principis Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken March 3, 2012 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Susan Lightburn via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small medium
Title principis Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken February 18, 2004 Location Royal Windsor Great Park, Valley License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small medium Description L&S2797