R. x wattii

Natural Hybrid

Seed Parent	R. arboreum
Pollen Parent	R. macabeanum
Additional Parentage Info	arboreum, ranging from ssp. cinnamomeum var. roseum to ssp. delavayi
Origin	Mount Saramati in Nagaland, northeastern India, at roughly 9,500 feet
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	762 cm. (25ft.)
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Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	?
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Extra Information	https://rhodygarden.org/2003-autumn-seven-sisters/ recounts Steve Hootman's expedition to find this plant.

Title R. wattii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 24, 2020 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 1024, 74 KB medium 1600 x 2134, 323 KB Full 3712 x 4948, 4.9 MB
Title R. wattii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 24, 2020 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, 20 KB medium 1600 x 1200, 84 KB Full 4942 x 3706, 4.6 MB
Title R. wattii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken April 24, 2020 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 594, 32 KB medium 1600 x 1238, 133 KB Full 4458 x 3452, 3.4 MB
Title R. wattii Photo By Harold Fearing Date Taken May 5, 2020 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 522, 32 KB medium 1600 x 1086, 127 KB Full 4368 x 2966, 3.1 MB