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Rhododendron fortunei is an evergreen shrub or small tree from China with fragrant, pink-tinged white flowers in spring. It grows best in cool, moist, acidic, woodland-style conditions with shelter from hot sun and wind.
Rhododendron fortunei (Chinese: 云锦杜鹃; pinyin: yúnjǐn dùjuān) is a rhododendron species native to China, where it grows at altitudes of 600–2,000 meters (2,000–6,600 ft). It is named after Robert Fortune, a Scottish botanist, who brought many plant species to the West from China.
It is an evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft). The plant features leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, measuring 8–14.5 cm (3+1⁄8–5+3⁄4 in) in length and 3–9.2 cm (1+3⁄16–3+5⁄8 in) in width. Rhododendron fortunei blooms from April to May, producing trusses of 6–12 flowers that are campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant.
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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.
