R. vernicosum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. adoxum (Balf.f., Forrest) R. araliiforme (Balf.f., Forrest) R. euanthum (Balf.f., W.W.Sm.) R. hexamerum (Hand.-Mazz.) R. lucidum (Franch.) R. rhantum (Balf.f., W.W.Sm.) R. sheltonii (Hemsl., E.H. Wilson)
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Fortunea
Introduced	1904
First Described	1898 ( Franch. )
Origin	Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet and Gansu 2700-3400 meter
Habitat	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	700 cm. (23ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	?
Predominant Colour	rose
Leaves	?
Winter Foliage	evergreen
Hardiness	H4

Photo By Garth Wedemire Date 21 April, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Ken Gibson Date 13 April, 2004 Location Private garden, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Garth Wedemire Date 16 April, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Garth Wedemire Date 07 April, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Frederick Thurber Date 11 May, 2012 Location Private garden in Westport Point, Massachusetts, MA Description Van Veen form Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date 24 March, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Kathy & Bill McKay Date 22 April, 2012 Location private garden North Saanich, BC, Canada
Photo By Kathy & Bill McKay Date 22 April, 2012 Location private garden North Saanich, BC, Canada
Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Location Diepenveen, Netherlands
Photo By Rinus Manders Date 03 April, 2010 Location private garden in Herpen, Netherlands Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Rinus Manders Date 08 April, 2010 Location private garden in Herpen, Netherlands Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Garth Wedemire Date 16 April, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 06 May, 2010 Location Nymans Garden House, Sussex, UK Description Photo as R. vernicosum euanthum Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 26 October, 2009 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 26 October, 2009 Location Arboretum Belmonte, Wageningen, Netherlands
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 11 November, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands Description Young plants from seeds : ARS 2009 552
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 11 November, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands Description Young plants from seeds : ARS 2009 552 (by Theo Damen, Wageningen, Netherlands) Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo
Photo By Herman Van Ree Date 27 May, 2012 Location own garden, Nunspeet Netherlands Description Plant from ARS seed 2009 552
Photo By Jim Willhite Date 26 April, 2008 Location private garden Chadds Ford, PA, USA Description vernicosum 'Kulu' Hi-Resolution Hi-res photo