R. smirnowii

Species

Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Pontica
Introduced	1886
First Described	1886 ( Trautv. )
Origin	N.E Turkey and Caucasus 800-2300 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	300 cm. (10ft.)
Bloom Time	late midseason
Flower	funnel-campanulate
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblanceolate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. smirnowii 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 594, 37 KB medium 1600 x 1238, 130 KB Full 3235 x 2505, 1.9 MB Description RSF
Title R. smirnowii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken May 3, 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 564, 31 KB medium 1600 x 1176, 105 KB Full 4526 x 3326, 3.6 MB
Title R. smirnowii 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 574, 38 KB medium 1600 x 1198, 143 KB Full 3388 x 2536, 1.4 MB
Title R. smirnowii Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken May 23, 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, 218 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB Description R. smirnowii flowers
Title smirnowii Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken May 27, 2006 Location Chimacum Woods Garden, Washington, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 297 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 25 KB medium 1200 x 800, 184 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Peter Norris Date Taken May 22, 2010 Location Westerstede Expo [near Bremen] , Germany License Copyright, Peter Norris. Sizes small 768 x 576, 36 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 496 KB Description Millenium form
Title smirnowii Photo By Staffan Bodén Date Taken May 2009 Location Sjöbo, Sweden License Copyright, Staffan Bodén. Sizes small 768 x 576, 34 KB medium 1200 x 900, 177 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Ken and Madeleine Webb garden,Victoria, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1152, 32 KB medium 1000 x 1500, 193 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken Location Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 614, 48 KB medium 1200 x 960, 238 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 8, 2004 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 576, 49 KB medium 1200 x 900, 199 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 8, 2008 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 217 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 8, 2008 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 219 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Staffan Bodén Date Taken May 27, 2013 Location Private garden, Sjöbo, Sweden License Copyright, Staffan Bodén. Sizes small 768 x 576, 107 KB medium 1200 x 900, 549 KB
Title smirnowii Photo By Kristian Theqvist Date Taken June 15, 2007 Location Tallin Botanical Garden License Copyright, Kristian Theqvist. Sizes small
Title smirnowii Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken September 2, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title smirnowii Photo By Peter Norris Date Taken May 29, 2014 Location Private garden, Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7 License Copyright, Peter Norris. Sizes small 768 x 576, 31 KB medium 1200 x 900, 294 KB Description smirnowii 'Hank Schannen'narrow leaf selection smirnowii ‘Hank Schannen’ from Rare Find Nursery
Title smirnowii Photo By Peter Norris Date Taken May 29, 2014 Location Private garden, Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7 License Copyright, Peter Norris. Sizes small 768 x 576, 87 KB medium 1200 x 900, 481 KB Description smirnowii 'Hank Schannen'narrow leaf selection smirnowii ‘Hank Schannen’ from Rare Find Nursery