R. ciliatum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. modestum ( Hook. f. )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Maddenia
Introduced	1850
First Described	1849 ( Hook. f. )
Origin	E. Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, S. Tibet, 2400-4000 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	200 cm. (7ft.)
Bloom Time	?
Flower	campanulate
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. ciliatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken March 29, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 26 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 183 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.1 MB Description R. ciliatum 1966/665 RSBG flower extreme closeup on the stigma.
Title R. ciliatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 5, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 540 x 960, 79 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 590 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.6 MB Description R. ciliatum 1966/665 RSBG corolla tube and lobes after fading from pink.
Title R. ciliatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken March 29, 2026 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 40 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 170 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.7 MB Description R. ciliatum 1966/665 RSBG flower closeup.
Title R. ciliatum 1966/665 RSBG Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken March 30, 2025 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 39 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 177 KB Full 2268 x 4032, 2.5 MB Description R. ciliatum 1966/665 RSBG flowers.
Title R. ciliatum 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, 28 KB medium 1600 x 1162, 96 KB Full 3297 x 2395, 3.2 MB
Title R. ciliatum 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 578, 26 KB medium 1600 x 1204, 109 KB Full 4925 x 3709, 3.9 MB
Title R. ciliatum 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 1058, 28 KB medium 1600 x 2206, 107 KB Full 3807 x 5248, 4.1 MB
Title R. ciliatum 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 576, 64 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 266 KB Full 2304 x 1728, 1.2 MB
Title ciliatum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken April 14, 2004 Location Leonardslee/Loder Plants, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 36 KB medium 1200 x 900, 199 KB
Title ciliatum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 12, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 26 KB medium 1200 x 798, 161 KB
Title ciliatum Photo By Theo Damen Date Taken April 6, 2004 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Theo Damen. Sizes small 768 x 510, 30 KB medium 1200 x 797, 160 KB Description Belmonte code 70703
Title ciliatum Photo By Theo Damen Date Taken April 6, 2004 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Theo Damen. Sizes small