Rhododendron lanatoides D.F.Chamb.

Shrub, 2-4 m. Leaves coriaceous, 9-11 x 2-3.2 cm, lanceolate, apex acuminate, lower surface covered with a dense thick dark fawn to light brown indumentum composed of dendroid hairs with long straight branches. Flowers 10-15, in a dense truss, white flushed pink, with a few flecks, campanulate, lacking nectar pouches, 35-40 mm; ovary densely brown-tomentose, style glabrous. Flowering February-April. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  China SE Tibet

Habitat 3,200-3,650 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H6

Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)