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Rhododendron pruniflorum is an open, often leggy shrub from the Ericaceae family, native to northern Myanmar and nearby India at high elevations up to 4,000 m. It grows 1 to 1.5 m tall with plum-purple flowers and is best suited to cool, humid, well-drained conditions similar to its mountain forest home.
Rhododendron pruniflorum, the plum-flowered rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is an open, often rather leggy shrub found in northern Myanmar and nearby parts of India at elevations up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Growing to 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft), it occurs in coniferous woodlands that are dominated by species of fir (Abies).
The aromatic leaves are often glaucous, and the undersides have a coating of fine, pale grey scales. As the name pruniflorum (plum-flowered) suggests, the small, waxy flowers are an unusual plum-purple-red shade, though they may also be mauve to pink. The heads of 3–10 small flowers open late, not until early summer at higher elevations.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhododendron pruniflorum 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.
