R. excellens

Species

Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Maddenia
Introduced	1980
First Described	1910 ( Hemsl., E.H. Wilson )
Origin	S.W. Yunnan, Vietnam
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	300 cm. (10ft.)
Bloom Time	late midseason
Flower	funnel-campanulate
Flower Color	white
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong-elliptic
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Minimum Hardiness	1 C (34 F)
Additional Hardiness Info	H2

Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken May 30, 2009 Location Own garden, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 22, 2011 Location private garden Vancouver Island Nanoose Bay BC Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 22, 2011 Location private garden Vancouver Island Nanoose Bay BC Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 22, 2011 Location private garden Vancouver Island Nanoose Bay BC Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 16, 2011 Location private garden Vancouver Island Nanoose Bay BC Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium Description Flowerbud about to open
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 17, 2011 Location private garden Vancouver Island Nanoose Bay BC Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium Description Flowerbud almost open
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken September 17, 2012 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken September 17, 2012 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title excellens Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken June 21, 2013 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium