R. aberconwayi

Species

Subgenus Hymenanthes
Section Pontica
Subsection Irrorata
Introduced 1937
First Described 1948 ( Cowan )
Origin N.E. Yunnan, Lo Shiueh under 3000 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial terrestrial
Mature Wild Height 250 cm. (8ft.)
Bloom Time late midseason
Flower open flat saucer-shaped
Flower Color white
Leaves oblong-elliptic to broadly lanceolate
Winter Foliage evergreen
Hardiness H3
Extra Information Henry Duncan McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway CBE (16 April 1879 - 23 May 1953) was a British politician, horticulturalist and industrialist. Around the end of his political career, in 1920, he inherited the family estate (originally his maternal grandfather's) in Bodnant, where he extensively developed and added to the Bodnant Garden. He took interest in the breeding of rhododendrons and magnolias. He sponsored several botanical collectors, including George Forrest, and Rhododendron aberconwayi is named in his honor. Most wellknown cultivars/clones are "His Lordship" and "Westhaven".
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Rinus Manders
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Muncaster Castle Garden, Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK
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Hank Helm
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05 May, 2006
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Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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Diepenveen, Netherlands
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Garth Wedemire
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Mike Bale's Garden: Lu Zhu, Agassiz, BC, Canada
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Hank Helm
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02 May, 2013
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Hank Helm Garden, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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Herman Van Ree
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26 August, 2009
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UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver
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Herman Van Ree
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26 August, 2009
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UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver
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Herman Van Ree
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16 October, 2009
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Nunspeet, Netherlands
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Douglas Justice
Date
19 April, 2010
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UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver
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aberconwayi 'Westhaven'
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Garth Wedemire
Date
28 April, 2007
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Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA
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aberconwayi 'His Lordship'
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Douglas Justice
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19 April, 2010
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UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver
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aberconwayi 'His Lordship'
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Herman Van Ree
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15 April, 2010
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own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands
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aberconwayi 'His Lordship'almost open
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Garth Wedemire
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09 April, 2010
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University of Britsh Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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aberconwayi 'His Lordship'
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