R. saluenense ssp chameum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. colobodes ( Balf.f. ) R. cosmetum ( Balf.f., Forrest ) R. pamprotum ( Balf.f., Forrest ) R. prostratum ( W.W.Sm. ) R. seriocalyx ( Balf.f., Forrest )
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Saluenensia
Introduced	1914
First Described	1914 ( Balf.f., Forrest )
Origin	S.E. Tibet, N.E. Burma, N.W. Yunnan, W.W. Sichuan 3500-5200 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	60 cm. (2ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	openly funnel-shaped
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 556, 21 KB medium 1600 x 1158, 78 KB Full 2700 x 1954, 2 MB
Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 676, 43 KB medium 1600 x 1408, 157 KB Full 2904 x 2556, 1.2 MB
Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 1014, 33 KB medium 1600 x 2112, 123 KB Full 1964 x 2592, 1.9 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-03-714 Seed Comments: A.J.Clark, AC1762, Bei Ma Shan, N W Yunnan, 3850m
Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 1132, 74 KB medium 1600 x 2358, 266 KB Full 2366 x 3488, 2.2 MB
Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 1148, 30 KB medium 1600 x 2390, 111 KB Full 2592 x 3872, 3.2 MB
Title R. saluenense ssp chameum 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 1108, 32 KB medium 1600 x 2310, 132 KB Full 2351 x 3394, 3.1 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-03-714 Seed Comments: A.J.Clark, AC1762, Bei Ma Shan, N W Yunnan, 3850m
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken August 28, 2009 Location Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 38 KB medium 1200 x 900, 282 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 9, 2010 Location Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 34 KB medium 1200 x 800, 119 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Tommy Andersen Date Taken May 4, 2010 Location Odense, Denmark License Copyright, Tommy Andersen. Sizes small 768 x 510, 62 KB medium 1500 x 997, 1.1 MB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken October 29, 2014 Location Bodnant Garden, Conwy, Wales, U.K. License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 576, 17 KB medium 1200 x 900, 185 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 9, 2010 Location Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1152, 86 KB medium 1200 x 1800, 217 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken August 28, 2009 Location Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 514, 50 KB medium 1200 x 803, 318 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken July 15, 2012 Location Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 110 KB medium 1024 x 768, 209 KB Description still blooming late
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 9, 2010 Location Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 130 KB medium 1200 x 800, 334 KB
Title saluenense ssp chameum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken July 15, 2012 Location Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 88 KB medium 1024 x 768, 181 KB Description still blooming late