R. tomentosum
Species
| Botanical Synonyms |
R. palustre |
| Synonyms |
R.
'Crystal Tea'
R. 'Finnmarkspors, (Norwegian)' R. 'Hudson's Bay tea' R. 'Marsh Labrador Tea' R. 'Moeraspalm, (Dutch)' R. 'Mottenkraut, (German)' R. 'Muskeegobug Aniibi (Ojibwe)' R. 'Muskeko-pukwa (Cree)' R. 'Northern Labrador Tea' R. 'Skvattram, (Swedish)' R. 'Sumpfporst, (German)' R. 'Suopursu, (Finnish)' R. 'Swamp Tea' R. 'Wild Rosemary' R. 'Wilder Rosmarin, (German)' R. 'Wish-a-ca-pucca (Chpewyan)' |
| Subgenus | Rhododendron |
| Section | Rhododendron |
| Subsection | Ledum |
| First Described | 1990 ( Harmaja ) |
| Origin | Alaska, Canada, Europe (Germany, Switzerland and Baltic countries), Asia China. 0-2000 meter |
| Epiphytic/Terrestrial | terrestrial |
| Mature Wild Height | 100 cm. (3ft.) |
| Bloom Time | late midseason |
| Flower | ? |
| Flower Color | white |
| Leaves | ? |
| Winter Foliage | evergreen |
| Minimum Hardiness | -15 C (5 F) |
| Additional Hardiness Info |
H5 |
| Extra Information | Leaves of this plant used to be added to the beer-brewing-process in North-Germany until early 1900. It gave an extra 'arousing' effect. This practice became illegal around 1910. Due to its strong fragrance, it has also formerly been used as a natural anti-moth (for Clothing Moth) in Scandinavia. (Hence the name "Mottenkraut" in German) The genus Ledum became only recently part of the Rhododendron genus. So there are lots of 'old names' and 'wrong names'. For more information see: Ledum taxonomy, or the UBC-forum. |
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