Rhododendron amesiae Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Upright shrub, 2–4 m; young shoots densely scaly, setae present or absent. Leaves 2.8–7 × 1.5–3.4 cm, ovate to elliptic, apex obtuse, upper surface glabrous or pubescent, midrib pubescent, lower surface pale green, scales unequal, up to their own diameter apart, yellowish brown to dark brown; petioles densely covered with hairs. Flowers 2–5, in a loose terminal inflorescence; calyx to 1 mm, sometimes pubescent; corolla purple or dark reddish purple, with or without darker spots, widely funnel-shaped, zygomorphic, 28–40 mm, outer surface scaly or not, sometimes hairy; stamens 10; ovary densely scaly, impressed below the declinate glabrous style. Flowering May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Distribution China (NW Sichuan).

Habitat 2,300–3,000m.

RHS Hardiness H4b.

Distribution  China NW Sichuan

Habitat 2,300–3,000 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H6

Conservation status Critically endangered (CR)