R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. curvistylum
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Glauca
Introduced	1924
First Described	1922 ( Kingdon-Ward )
Origin	S.E. TIbet, Tsangpo Gorge,2400-4100 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	150 cm. (5ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	broadly campanulate
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic to obovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Type	Lepidote
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken September 9, 2025 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 73 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 341 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.2 MB Description R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense flowers and leaves with scales.
Title R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken September 9, 2025 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 69 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 368 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.2 MB Description R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense
Title R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense 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 946, 29 KB medium 1600 x 1970, 100 KB Full 2105 x 2592, 722 KB
Title R. charitopes ssp tsangpoense 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 798, 40 KB medium 1600 x 1662, 142 KB Full 2494 x 2592, 1013 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken April 22, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 37 KB medium 1200 x 900, 264 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 30 KB medium 1200 x 900, 228 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 576, 28 KB medium 1200 x 900, 160 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 16, 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, 47 KB medium 1200 x 798, 190 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 16, 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 556, 31 KB medium 1200 x 869, 221 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 15, 2006 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 600, 23 KB medium 1200 x 937, 114 KB Description 73-286 RSBG
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 29, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 544, 29 KB medium 1200 x 849, 172 KB
Title charitopes ssp tsangpoense Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken May 5, 2003 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 668, 45 KB medium 1200 x 1043, 265 KB