| Rhododendron semibarbatum
is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2m in height, inhabiting forests
in mountainous regions with long glandular hairs on young branches.
Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, all leaves gathering at branch
tops, the blades 3-7cm, in length 1.5-2.5cm in width, in the shape
of an oblong or narrow oblong, with obtuse serrations and vellus
hair on margins. Flowers, white, come out after the development of
the leaves; corollas measure 2cm in diameter, in the shape of a
dish, cleft in 5, and the upper lobes have dark red-purple dots.
Bloom time: June-July. |
