R. heliolepis var heliolepis

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. oporinum ( Balf.f., Kingdon-Ward ) R. plebeium ( Balf.f., W.W.Sm. )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Heliolepida
Introduced	1912
First Described	1887 ( Franch. )
Origin	Yunnan, Sichuan 2400-3800 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	400 cm. (13ft.)
Bloom Time	very late
Flower	funnel-shaped
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong-elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis 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 550, 19 KB medium 1600 x 1144, 66 KB Full 3303 x 2363, 1.5 MB
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken June 10, 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 512, 31 KB medium 1600 x 1066, 121 KB Full 5390 x 3590, 3.7 MB
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis 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 544, 40 KB medium 1600 x 1134, 244 KB Full 3312 x 2346, 3.2 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-02-715 Seed Comments: S. Hootman, 2001 Yunnan exped., DGEY#426
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis 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 606, 67 KB medium 1600 x 1262, 556 KB Full 2796 x 2205, 3.4 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-02-715 Seed Comments: S. Hootman, 2001 Yunnan exped., DGEY#426
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis 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 988, 53 KB medium 1600 x 2058, 281 KB Full 2508 x 3227, 2.9 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-02-715 Seed Comments: S. Hootman, 2001 Yunnan exped., DGEY#426
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis 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 992, 29 KB medium 1600 x 2068, 109 KB Full 2420 x 3128, 947 KB
Title R. heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken June 10, 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 536, 50 KB medium 1600 x 1118, 217 KB Full 5064 x 3538, 4.5 MB
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 640 x 480, 34 KB medium 640 x 480, 78 KB
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 10, 2014 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 512, 33 KB medium 1200 x 801, 229 KB
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken April 10, 2014 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 512, 20 KB medium 1200 x 801, 177 KB
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 31, 2003 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 60 KB medium 1200 x 900, 259 KB Description SBEC0285
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken June 9, 2005 Location License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 552, 24 KB medium 1200 x 863, 148 KB Description R. heliolepis BH- 131
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken June 5, 2006 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 576, 62 KB medium 1200 x 900, 257 KB Description R. heliolepis BH-131
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken June 21, 2008 Location Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 215 KB
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken June 21, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title heliolepis var heliolepis Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken June 1, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small