R. decorum ssp diaprepes

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. rarile R. rasile ( Balf.f., W.W.Sm. )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Fortunea
Introduced	1917
First Described	1984 ( W.W.Sm., Balf.f. )
Origin	Yunnan, Upper Burma and Laos 1800-3400 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	900 cm. (30ft.)
Bloom Time	late
Flower	?
Flower Color	white
Fragrance	Medium-Scent
Leaves	oblong-obovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Type	Elepidote
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H3

Title R. decorum ssp diaprepes 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 516, 19 KB medium 1600 x 1076, 66 KB Full 3406 x 2290, 3 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-04-166 Seed Comments: Theo Leijdens, Netherlands, selfed
Title R. decorum ssp diaprepes 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 574, 17 KB medium 1600 x 1196, 64 KB Full 3264 x 2439, 3 MB Description Seed Lot: ARS-04-166 Seed Comments: Theo Leijdens, Netherlands, selfed
Title R. decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken June 27, 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, 53 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 279 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.2 MB Description R. decorum ssp diaprepes flowers.
Title R. decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken June 27, 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, 75 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 552 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.5 MB Description R. decorum ssp diaprepes flowers.
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 45 KB medium 1200 x 900, 305 KB Description C 73.88
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken June 7, 2007 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small 768 x 576, 30 KB medium 1200 x 900, 170 KB
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 31, 2003 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 62 KB medium 1200 x 900, 247 KB
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 31, 2003 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 32 KB medium 1200 x 900, 178 KB
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 31, 2003 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 31, 2003 Location Nymans Gardens, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Chris Klapwijk Date Taken June 29, 2006 Location Surrey, BC, Canada License Copyright, Chris Klapwijk. Sizes small 768 x 576, 29 KB medium 800 x 600, 427 KB Description decorum ssp diaprepes 'Gargantua'
Title decorum ssp diaprepes Photo By Chris Klapwijk Date Taken June 29, 2006 Location Surrey, BC, Canada License Copyright, Chris Klapwijk. Sizes small 480 x 640, 40 KB medium 480 x 640, 115 KB Description decorum ssp diaprepes 'Gargantua'