Rhododendron latoucheae Franch.

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Genus

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron wilsonaie Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson

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Shrub, to 7 m. Leaves 5–10 × 1.8–5 cm, broadly obovate to elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous when mature, apex acuminate. Flowers single, axillary below terminal vegetative bud, pink to purple, with darker spots on upper lobe, funnel-shaped; tube c.10 mm; lobes c.25 mm, spreading; stamens 10. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Distribution  China C, S & E Japan

Habitat 1,000–2,000 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H3

Awards AM 1971 (Crown Estate Commissioners, Windsor) as R. wilsoniae; flowers purple, red-purple at base, with brown mottling in throat.

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

Rare in cultivation and tender. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).