R. nitidulum var nitidulum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. nubigerum ( Rehder, E.H. Wilson )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Lapponica
Introduced	1908
First Described	1913 ( Rehder, E.H. Wilson )
Origin	N.W. & Central Sichuan 3000-5000 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	120 cm. (4ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	funnel-shaped
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	ovate-elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 16, 2019 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 1102, 38 KB medium 1600 x 2298, 140 KB Full 3596 x 5164, 3.6 MB
Title R. nitidulum var nitidulum 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 572, 32 KB medium 1600 x 1190, 121 KB Full 2668 x 1984, 2.3 MB Description Orig. R. zheguense
Title R. nitidulum var nitidulum 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 1148, 46 KB medium 1600 x 2390, 162 KB Full 2592 x 3872, 3.3 MB Description Orig. R. zheguense
Title R. nitidulum var nitidulum 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 524, 29 KB medium 1600 x 1090, 104 KB Full 3260 x 2221, 2.7 MB Description Orig. R. zheguense
Title nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken May 6, 2006 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 576, 47 KB medium 1200 x 900, 214 KB
Title nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken June 4, 2006 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 576, 62 KB medium 1200 x 900, 248 KB
Title nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small
Title nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Gerhard Klaes Date Taken May 13, 2010 Location Essen, Germany License Copyright, Gerhard Klaes. Sizes small 768 x 576, 86 KB medium 1024 x 768, 137 KB Description Plant before cutting it to bonsai-form
Title nitidulum var nitidulum Photo By Gerhard Klaes Date Taken May 13, 2010 Location Essen, Germany License Copyright, Gerhard Klaes. Sizes small 768 x 1024, 80 KB medium 768 x 1024, 109 KB Description see also www.bonsai-glossary.com