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Rhododendron keiskei is a low, spreading evergreen shrub from Japan, reaching about 60 cm tall and 1.85 m wide, with pale yellow spring flowers. It does best in a sheltered, partly shaded spot with moist, acidic soil.
Rhododendron keiskei is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku in Japan.
It is a low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub, reaching only 60 cm (24 in) tall by 1.85 m (6.1 ft) broad when mature. The leaves are elliptic in shape, and the pale yellow flowers, each with ten prominent stamens, are abundantly produced in spring.
The slow-growing cultivar R. keiskei var. ozawae 'Yaku Fairy' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
This plant is best cultivated in a sheltered spot with moist acidic soil, in a partially shaded woodland setting.
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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.
