Rhododendron lepidostylum

Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Western China
Discovered By - George Forrest
Year of Introduction - 1924
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - 75cm-100cm
Width - up to 100cm
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: Dwarf, Deciduous to semi-Evergreen Shrub with a rounded habit. Deep blue-green leaves are ovate in shape and covered in white bristly hair. Pale yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are produced singly or in pairs from late spring into early summer. The flowers are often produced beneath the new growth.

Flower:

Pale yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are produced alone or in pairs in May and June. The flowers are usually produced beneath the new growth.

Flower colour: Yellow

Flower shape: Funnel-shaped flowers

Flowering time: May, June

Foliage:

Blue-green leaves are ovate in shape and covered in bristly white hair.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous to semi-evergreen

Foliage Shape: Ovate

Propagation:

Cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Rhododendron lepidostylum prefers an acidic soil.