R. griffithianum

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. aucklandii ( Hook. f. ) R. griffithianum var aucklandii R. oblongum ( Griff. )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Fortunea
Introduced	1850
First Described	1850 ( Wight )
Origin	E. Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, N.E. India, 1800-2900 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	500 cm. (16ft.)
Bloom Time	midseason
Flower	?
Flower Color	white
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	1 C (34 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H2

Title R. griffithianum 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, 41 KB medium 1600 x 1130, 157 KB Full 3324 x 2348, 3.7 MB
Title R. griffithianum 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 538, 31 KB medium 1600 x 1122, 108 KB Full 3253 x 2282, 3.1 MB
Title R. griffithianum 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 564, 23 KB medium 1600 x 1174, 78 KB Full 2609 x 1914, 2 MB
Title griffithianum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 13, 2004 Location private garden Forest Row, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small
Title griffithianum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Scotland, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 576, 27 KB medium 1200 x 900, 229 KB
Title griffithianum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 3, 2007 Location Leonardslee/Loder Plants, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 17 KB medium 1200 x 900, 128 KB Description Double flower
Title griffithianum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Scotland, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 576, 46 KB medium 1200 x 900, 320 KB
Title griffithianum Photo By Rinus Manders Date Taken May 16, 2012 Location Glenarn Garden, Rhu, Scotland, UK License Copyright, Rinus Manders. Sizes small 768 x 576, 43 KB medium 1200 x 900, 280 KB
Title griffithianum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 13, 2004 Location private garden Forest Row, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 62 KB medium 1200 x 900, 260 KB
Title griffithianum Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken May 3, 2007 Location Leonardslee/Loder Plants, Sussex, UK License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small Description double flower
Title griffithianum Photo By A. J. Laros Date Taken October 27, 2012 Location Kilmacurragh Arboretum, NBG, Ireland License Copyright, A. J. Laros. Sizes small 768 x 1024, 249 KB medium 1200 x 1600, 962 KB Tag
Title R. griffithianum Photo By Thatrhodylady Date Taken April 28, 2025 Location Private Garden Seatac, WA, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Thatrhodylady via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 648 x 1152, 57 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 231 KB Full 2268 x 4032, 2.7 MB Description R. griffithianum 2020/114 RSBG new growth.