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Rhododendron smirnowii is a hardy evergreen shrub from the mountains of northeast Turkey and the western Transcaucasus, grown for its showy flowers. It does best in cool, moist, well-drained, acidic conditions with some shelter from hot sun and wind.
Rhododendron smirnowii, the Smirnow rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to northeast Turkey and the western Transcaucasus. In its native habitat it is found up to 2,300 m (7,500 ft) in elevation, and in cultivation is hardy to USDA zone 5 with some protection. Its cultivar 'Vodka' gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1991.
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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.
