R. oreodoxa var fargesii

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. erubescens ( Hutch. )
Synonyms	R. 'Pčre Farges Rhododendron, (French)'
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Fortunea
Introduced	1901
First Described	1886 ( Franch. )
Origin	Sichuan, Gansu, Hubei 2100-3000 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	500 cm. (16ft.)
Bloom Time	early
Flower	?
Flower Color	rose
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5
Extra Information	The synonym "Pčre Farges Rhododendron" (and in fact "fargesii") are in honour of Pčre Paul Guillaume Farges (1844 - 1912) French missionary and naturalist. Born at Monclar-de-Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne. He was sent to China in 1867 and remained stationed in north-east Sichuan until 1903. In 1892 he started to collect herbarium specimens; in total he collected and preserved over 4,000 specimens.

Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken March 25, 2018 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 570, 34 KB medium 1600 x 1188, 122 KB Full 5138 x 3812, 3.7 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 9, 2018 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 528, 26 KB medium 1600 x 1100, 96 KB Full 5164 x 3550, 3.2 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 598, 25 KB medium 1600 x 1244, 144 KB Full 4944 x 3844, 4.6 MB Description Bud
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 592, 21 KB medium 1600 x 1234, 73 KB Full 3188 x 2460, 996 KB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 862, 43 KB medium 1600 x 1796, 147 KB Full 2310 x 2592, 1.4 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-95-286 Seed Comments: John Fairbank, WA, USA, hp, selfed
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 1020, 56 KB medium 1600 x 2124, 190 KB Full 2592 x 3442, 1.4 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 590, 31 KB medium 1600 x 1228, 109 KB Full 3164 x 2428, 1.1 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 16, 2019 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, 28 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 93 KB Full 4894 x 3670, 3.1 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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, 27 KB medium 1600 x 1160, 95 KB Full 3360 x 2436, 3 MB
Title R. oreodoxa var fargesii 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 542, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1130, 86 KB Full 3444 x 2432, 1.1 MB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Staffan Bodén Date Taken May 8, 2013 Location Private Garden, Sjöbo, Sweden License Copyright, Staffan Bodén. Sizes small 768 x 584, 40 KB medium 1200 x 911, 328 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 19, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 32 KB medium 1200 x 900, 257 KB Description 62.046
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Frederick Thurber Date Taken April 18, 2012 Location Private garden, Westport Point, Massachusetts, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Frederick Thurber via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 646 x 484, 29 KB medium 647 x 485, 104 KB Description R. oreodoxa var. fargesii RSBG 65-308
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Frederick Thurber Date Taken April 11, 2012 Location Private garden in Westport Point, Massachusetts, MA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Frederick Thurber via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 576, 40 KB medium 881 x 661, 161 KB Description R. oreodoxa var. fargesii RSBG 62-046
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Tijs Huisman Date Taken April 3, 2005 Location License Copyright, Tijs Huisman. Sizes small 768 x 510, 25 KB medium 1200 x 798, 141 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Tijs Huisman Date Taken March 19, 2002 Location License Copyright, Tijs Huisman. Sizes small 768 x 614, 34 KB medium 1200 x 959, 213 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken March 23, 2004 Location Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 39 KB medium 1200 x 900, 198 KB Description W2150
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 12, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 34 KB medium 1200 x 798, 191 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Han Boerrigter Date Taken April 5, 2011 Location private garden Groningen, Nederland License Copyright, Han Boerrigter. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Han Boerrigter Date Taken April 3, 2009 Location private garden Groningen, Nederland License Copyright, Han Boerrigter. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 12, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 34 KB medium 1200 x 798, 192 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Harry R. Wright Date Taken March 30, 2007 Location private garden Courtenay, BC, Canada License Copyright, Harry R. Wright. Sizes small 768 x 576, 38 KB medium 1200 x 900, 197 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken March 23, 2004 Location Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 39 KB medium 1200 x 900, 203 KB Description W2150
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Jim Willhite Date Taken April 6, 2005 Location Winterthur Garden Greenville, Delaware, USA License Copyright, Jim Willhite. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Jens Birck Date Taken April 17, 2004 Location Kastrup, Denmark License Copyright, Jens Birck. Sizes small 768 x 614, 45 KB medium 1200 x 958, 209 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 6, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 576, 34 KB medium 1200 x 900, 178 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Staffan Bodén Date Taken May 6, 2013 Location Private Garden, Sjöbo, Sweden License Copyright, Staffan Bodén. Sizes small 768 x 918, 167 KB medium 1200 x 1435, 846 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Staffan Bodén Date Taken May 15, 2009 Location Private Garden, Sjöbo, Sweden License Copyright, Staffan Bodén. Sizes small 768 x 1024, 198 KB medium 1200 x 1600, 934 KB Description same plant 4 year earlier
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 6, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 6, 2009 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small Description Oreodoxa var fargesii in the centre, calophytum on the left
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Peter Norris Date Taken May 18, 2011 Location private garden Martha License Copyright, Peter Norris. Sizes small 768 x 456, 98 KB medium 1200 x 711, 462 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 55 KB medium 1200 x 800, 165 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 1152, 249 KB medium 1200 x 1800, 448 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Han Boerrigter Date Taken April 1, 2011 Location private garden Groningen, Nederland License Copyright, Han Boerrigter. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken August 21, 2009 Location UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 42 KB medium 1200 x 800, 187 KB Tag
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Jim Willhite Date Taken January 15, 2005 Location Winterthur Garden Greenville, Delaware, USA License Copyright, Jim Willhite. Sizes small 768 x 576, 69 KB medium 800 x 600, 473 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken August 21, 2009 Location UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Bill & Cheryl Gray Date Taken June 26, 2011 Location Meerkerk Gardens, Greenbank, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Bill & Cheryl Gray via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 512, 22 KB medium 1200 x 800, 186 KB
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken August 21, 2009 Location UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small 768 x 512, 15 KB medium 1200 x 800, 109 KB Tag Description UBC has erubescens (syn.) and fargesii both
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken August 21, 2009 Location UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small Description rhododendron "erubescens"
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 12, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Garth Wedemire via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 17 KB medium 1200 x 798, 231 KB Description oreodoxa var fargesii 'Barto Rose'
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Werner Brack Date Taken May 5, 2012 Location own garden License Copyright, Werner Brack. Sizes small 768 x 514, 18 KB medium 1280 x 857, 223 KB Description oreodoxa var fargesii 'Rudy Berg'
Title oreodoxa var fargesii Photo By Bruce Clyburn Date Taken Location License Copyright, Bruce Clyburn. Sizes small Description oreodoxa var fargesii 'Rudy Berg'New foliage

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R. oreodoxa var fargesii

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