R. barbatum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. aristatum R. imberbe ( Hutch. ) R. lancifolium ( Hook. f. )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Barbata
Introduced	1829
First Described	1849 ( Wall. )
Origin	Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, S. Tibet and W. Arunachal Pradesh 2400-3700 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	700 cm. (23ft.)
Bloom Time	early
Flower	tubular-campanulate
Flower Color	red
Fragrance	?
Leaves	elliptic to lanceolate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. barbatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken March 28, 2026 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, 50 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 228 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.1 MB Description R. barbatum flowers.
Title R. barbatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken March 28, 2026 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, 61 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 290 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.2 MB Description R. barbatum flowers.
Title R. barbatum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken March 25, 2018 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 582, 25 KB medium 1600 x 1212, 115 KB Full 4826 x 3658, 4.9 MB
Title R. barbatum Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 9, 2018 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 532, 20 KB medium 1600 x 1108, 83 KB Full 5446 x 3770, 5 MB
Title R. barbatum 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 512 x 764, 76 KB medium 1600 x 2390, 520 KB Full 2592 x 3872, 2.5 MB
Title R. barbatum 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 592, 30 KB medium 1600 x 1234, 177 KB Full 2032 x 1568, 836 KB
Title R. barbatum 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 562, 18 KB medium 1600 x 1170, 67 KB Full 3454 x 2526, 1.1 MB
Title R. barbatum 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 522, 20 KB medium 1600 x 1088, 77 KB Full 3462 x 2355, 3.4 MB
Title barbatum 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, 224 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Dr. Stephan Bubert Date Taken April 19, 2012 Location Private garden, Hamburg, Germany License Copyright, Dr. Stephan Bubert. Sizes small 768 x 576, 35 KB medium 1200 x 900, 277 KB Description Bu 108 from CW.seed coll.upside of Lukla/Nepal 2980m in 1993
Title barbatum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 3, 2010 Location private garden, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 23 KB medium 1200 x 800, 97 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Theo Damen Date Taken March 14, 2009 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Theo Damen. Sizes small
Title barbatum Photo By Ken Gibson Date Taken March 13, 2004 Location Private garden, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada License Copyright, Ken Gibson. Sizes small 768 x 574, 55 KB medium 1200 x 898, 253 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Dr. Stephan Bubert Date Taken March 20, 2012 Location Private garden, Hamburg, Germany License Copyright, Dr. Stephan Bubert. Sizes small 768 x 1062, 46 KB medium 896 x 1238, 254 KB Description Bu 184 CW.seed Phangkongma La 3150m in 1994
Title barbatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken June 1, 2003 Location Bergen, Norway License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small Description New foliage R. barbatum
Title barbatum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken May 2, 2013 Location Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 114 KB medium 1200 x 900, 570 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 1024, 43 KB medium 1200 x 1600, 379 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Theo Damen Date Taken March 14, 2009 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands License Copyright, Theo Damen. Sizes small
Title barbatum Photo By Bill & Cheryl Gray Date Taken May 22, 2011 Location Cisco Heights National Forest & Rhody Ranch, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Bill & Cheryl Gray via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1152, 46 KB medium 1200 x 1800, 360 KB
Title barbatum Photo By A. J. Laros Date Taken April 11, 2007 Location Sing Gompa, Central Nepal License Copyright, A. J. Laros. Sizes small 768 x 1018, 230 KB medium 1080 x 1432, 600 KB
Title barbatum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken June 2, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title barbatum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken June 2, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small Description young plant

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R. barbatum

Species