Rhododendron aureum Georgi

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Genus

Rhododendron
Subsect. Pontica

Infraspecifics

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

References

Royal Horticultural Society (1997). The Rhododendron Handbook 1998

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A very good yellow form of Rhododendron aureum originally from Sir Charles Richmond Brown's garden near Pickering, North Yorkshire. Photographed at Deer Dell, Surrey, UK. Image John McQuire.

Dwarf shrub, 0.2–1 m; young shoots more or less glabrous; bud scales usually persistent. Leaves 2.5–15.5 × 1.2–7 cm, ovate to broadly elliptic, apex rounded, upper and lower surface glabrous when mature. Flowers 5–8, in a lax truss; calyx 2–3 mm; corolla yellow, usually with a least a few flecks, broadly campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 25–30 mm; ovary rufous-tomentose. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution China Jilin Japan Russia E

Habitat 1,500–2,700 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H6

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

Rhododendron aureum of more typical colouring at Deer Dell, Surrey, UK. Image John McQuire.

var. aureum

Leaves 2.5–6.5 cm; bud scales persistent. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

var. hypopitys (Pojarkova) D.F. Chamb.

Leaves 9–15.5cm; bud scales usually deciduous. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

The status of var. hypopitys is uncertain as it may be no more than a shade form of var. aureum. A difficult species in cultivation. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

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