R. insigne

Species

Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Argyrophylla
Introduced	1908
First Described	1910 ( Hemsl., E.H. Wilson )
Origin	Wa Shan in Central Sichuan (maybe extinct) 2100-3000 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	300 cm. (10ft.)
Bloom Time	late midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	pink
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. insigne 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 576, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1198, 85 KB Full 3230 x 2420, 1.7 MB
Title R. insigne 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 582, 26 KB medium 1600 x 1212, 91 KB Full 3084 x 2336, 992 KB
Title insigne Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken May 23, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 21 KB medium 1200 x 800, 122 KB
Title insigne Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken May 20, 2007 Location Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title insigne Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 576, 71 KB medium 1200 x 900, 280 KB
Title insigne Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken Location Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 614, 37 KB medium 1200 x 959, 230 KB
Title insigne Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken May 17, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title R. insigne Photo By John Verwolf Date Taken June 23, 2026 Location East Sooke, South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Verwolf via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1020, 66 KB medium 1600 x 2126, 263 KB Full 3072 x 4080, 1.9 MB Description R. insigne top and bottom of mature leaves. (RSF 3311/08)
Title R. insigne Photo By John Verwolf Date Taken June 23, 2026 Location East Sooke, South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Verwolf via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1020, 76 KB medium 1600 x 2126, 306 KB Full 3072 x 4080, 2 MB Description R. insigne new leaves and new indumentum, compared with mature leaves and indumentum. (RSF 3311/08)
Title R. insigne Photo By John Verwolf Date Taken June 23, 2026 Location East Sooke, South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Verwolf via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1020, 56 KB medium 1600 x 2126, 252 KB Full 3072 x 4080, 1.9 MB Description R. insigne indumentum on a mature leaf. (RSF 3311/08)
Title R. insigne Photo By John Verwolf Date Taken June 23, 2026 Location East Sooke, South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: John Verwolf via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1020, 79 KB medium 1600 x 2126, 402 KB Full 3072 x 4080, 2.2 MB Description R. insigne new leaves and new indumentum. (RSF 3311/08)
Title insigne Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken September 7, 2009 Location Garden Hans de Boer, Vaassen, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title insigne Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken September 7, 2009 Location Garden Hans de Boer, Vaassen, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title insigne Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken May 22, 2010 Location own garden Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 31 KB medium 1200 x 800, 155 KB Description flower almost open