R. lanatum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. lanatum var luciferum
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Lanata
Introduced	1851
First Described	1849 ( Hook. f. )
Origin	Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan 3000-4300 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	300 cm. (10ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	cream
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. lanatum 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 624, 26 KB medium 1600 x 1298, 91 KB Full 3004 x 2437, 3 MB
Title R. lanatum 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 536, 16 KB medium 1600 x 1118, 85 KB Full 2981 x 2084, 3 MB
Title R. lanatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 2026 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 432 x 768, 95 KB medium 1012 x 1800, 589 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 4.9 MB Description R. lanatum in foreground entire shrub.
Title R. lanatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 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, 49 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 233 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.8 MB Description R. lanatum flower closeup on the blotch.
Title R. lanatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 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, 69 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 326 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.8 MB Description R. lanatum flower truss.
Title R. lanatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 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, 60 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 282 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.8 MB Description R. lanatum flower, indumentum, leaf, and leaf bud.
Title R. lanatum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 25, 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, 296 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.9 MB Description R. lanatum flower closeup with stamen, stigma, and blotch.
Title lanatum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 1, 2009 Location Garden Frank Fujioka, Whidbey Island, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 32 KB medium 1200 x 800, 118 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken May 13, 2010 Location Kernehuset gardens in Fredensborg, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 584, 40 KB medium 1200 x 911, 200 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 1, 2009 Location Garden Frank Fujioka, Whidbey Island, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 53 KB medium 1200 x 800, 167 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 648, 55 KB medium 1200 x 1014, 246 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken April 18, 2006 Location Wakehurst Place Garden, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 34 KB medium 1200 x 900, 183 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 12, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title lanatum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 6, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title lanatum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 20, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 592, 33 KB medium 1200 x 925, 195 KB
Title lanatum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken April 18, 2006 Location Wakehurst Place Garden, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small
Title lanatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small
Title lanatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small Description new foliage for R. lanatum
Title lanatum Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small