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Rhododendron preptum Balf.f.

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Other taxa in genus

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hybrid
Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).

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Rhododendron preptum

Rhododendron preptum raised from Forrest 25064. Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, UK. 20 April 2022. Image John Anderson.

Shrub or small tree, 2.5–9 m; bark rough. Leaves 13.5–15 × 5.5–6.2 cm, upper surface with impressed veins, lower surface with a two-layered indumentum, the upper layer buff, composed of strongly fimbriate cup-shaped hairs, the lower compacted; petioles terete. Flowers 10–20, in a dense truss, 6–7-lobed, white with a purple basal blotch, ventricose-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 35–45 mm; stamens (10–)12–14; ovary densely tomentose. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Distribution  Myanmar NE

Habitat c.3,350 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)

R. preptum may be a hybrid of R. rex and R. coriaceum. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Rhododendron preptum

Rhododendron preptum F* 25064 from Tower Court in flower at Deer Dell, Surrey, UK. Image John McQuire.

Rhododendron preptum

Rhododendron preptum F* 25064 from Tower Court in flower at Deer Dell, Surrey, UK. Image John McQuire.

Rhododendron preptum

A stunning clone of Rhododendron preptum grown at Benmore Botanic Garden, Scotland. Image John McQuire.

Rhododendron preptum

Foliage on Rhododendron preptum raised from Forrest 25064. Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, UK. 20 April 2022. Image John Anderson.

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