R. auritum

Species

Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Tephroplepa
Introduced	1924
First Described	1931 ( Tagg )
Origin	Tsangpo Gorge S.E. Tibet, 2100-2600 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	250 cm. (8ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	tubular-campanulate
Flower Color	cream
Fragrance	?
Leaves	narrowly elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	1 C (34 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H2

Title R. auritum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 12, 2020 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 546, 23 KB medium 1600 x 1138, 96 KB Full 4558 x 3242, 3.6 MB
Title R. auritum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 12, 2020 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 1116, 30 KB medium 1600 x 2326, 110 KB Full 3114 x 4526, 3 MB
Title R. auritum 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 1024, 78 KB medium 1600 x 2134, 371 KB Full 1728 x 2304, 1.1 MB
Title auritum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 20, 2014 Location Muncaster Castle Garden, Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 512, 24 KB medium 1200 x 801, 190 KB
Title auritum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 640 x 480, 19 KB medium 640 x 480, 51 KB
Title auritum 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, 21 KB medium 1200 x 798, 165 KB
Title auritum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 20, 2014 Location Muncaster Castle Garden, Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 512, 26 KB medium 1200 x 801, 200 KB
Title auritum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 20, 2014 Location Muncaster Castle Garden, Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 512, 40 KB medium 1200 x 801, 266 KB
Title auritum 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, 72 KB medium 1200 x 798, 308 KB