R. forrestii ssp forrestii

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. repens ( Balf.f., Forrest )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Neriiflora
Introduced	1914
First Described	1912 ( Balf.f., Diels )
Origin	N.E. Yunnan, N.E. Burma 3000-4600 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	60 cm. (2ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	?
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii 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 514, 77 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 296 KB Full 4912 x 3292, 5 MB
Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii 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 562, 67 KB medium 1600 x 1172, 264 KB Full 5054 x 3702, 4.9 MB
Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii 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 640 x 426, 78 KB medium 1600 x 1066, 519 KB Full 6000 x 4000, 3.7 MB
Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 78 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 407 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB Description Labeled R. repens.
Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, Seatac, WA, USA 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, 289 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.1 MB Description Labeled R. repens.
Title R. forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 27, 2026 Location Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden, Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 74 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 322 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 2.8 MB Description Labeled R. repens
Title forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken April 17, 2012 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Susan Lightburn via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 538, 30 KB medium 1200 x 840, 669 KB
Title forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 24, 2003 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 640 x 480, 56 KB medium 640 x 480, 76 KB Description ARS 76.373
Title forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken March 29, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 772, 39 KB medium 1200 x 1206, 236 KB Description Repens Group
Title forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 1, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small Description Repens Group
Title forrestii ssp forrestii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 1, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small Description Repens Group