R. thymifolium

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. polifolium R. spilanthum
Subgenus	Rhododendron
Section	Rhododendron
Subsection	Lapponica
Introduced	1915
First Described	1877 ( Maxim. )
Origin	E. Tibet, N. Sichuan, Qingghai and Gansu
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	120 cm. (4ft.)
Bloom Time	early midseason
Flower	broadly funnel-shaped
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	narrowly obovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-10 C (14 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H4

Title R. thymifolium 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 632, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1316, 143 KB Full 4110 x 3380, 4.4 MB Description ARS-13-669
Title R. thymifolium 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 1022, 44 KB medium 1600 x 2130, 175 KB Full 3635 x 4839, 4.5 MB Description ARS-13-669
Title R. thymifolium 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 602, 20 KB medium 1600 x 1254, 121 KB Full 3922 x 3075, 3.8 MB Description ARS-13-669
Title R. thymifolium 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 1152, 58 KB medium 1600 x 2400, 210 KB Full 4000 x 6000, 4.8 MB
Title R. thymifolium Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 15, 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 548, 30 KB medium 1600 x 1144, 115 KB Full 5250 x 3752, 3.9 MB
Title R. thymifolium Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 2, 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 1152, 63 KB medium 1600 x 2400, 239 KB Full 4000 x 6000, 4 MB
Title thymifolium Photo By Dr. Stephan Bubert Date Taken April 15, 2007 Location Private garden, Hamburg, Germany License Copyright, Dr. Stephan Bubert. Sizes small 768 x 512, 48 KB medium 1200 x 800, 328 KB