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Rhododendron adenosum

Rhododendron adenosum
Photo: Daderot, CC0

Rhododendron adenosum is a shrub from high alpine slopes in southwestern Sichuan, China, growing at 3300 to 3600 m. It is a rhododendron, so it is best grown cool and in acidic, well-drained soil, and it is rarely grown outside its native region.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist and never waterlogged, using soft or rainwater.
Soil
Acidic, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Cool conditions; tolerates cold well, but avoid prolonged heat above about 27 °C.
How easy
Hard
Safety
Toxic: All parts of rhododendrons contain grayanotoxins, which can cause vomiting, weakness and low blood pressure if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
China (SW. Sichuan)
Climate
temperate

About

Rhododendron adenosum (枯鲁杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–3600 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 4 meters in height, with leaves that are ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, and 7–10.5 × 2.4–3.4 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink with purple flecks.

Other Rhododendron plants

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhododendron adenosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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