R. agastum

Natural Hybrid

Seed Parent	R. irroratum ssp irroratum
Pollen Parent	R. arboreum ssp delavayi var delavayi
Origin	W. Yunnan, E. Guizhou 1900-2500 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	400 cm. (13ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	white
Leaves	elliptic to lanceolate
Winter Foliage	evergreen
Hardiness	H3
Extra Information	There is a lot of discussion about this natural hybrid. Scientific publications say it is a R. irroratum x R. delavayi. Others say that is is a natural hybrid between R. decorum x R. delavayi. The seeds collected for the above plant where collected in a population where R. decorum and R. delavayi where omnipresent, and R. irroratum was rarely seen. (see also this article)

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Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 21 November, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands Description Young plant from seeds collected in Jin Po, Guizhou (China) (2008) License Copyright, Herman Van Ree.