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R. eriocarpum

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Botanical
Synonyms		 R. eriocarpum var tawadae
R. indicum var eriocarpum
R. indicum var tamurai
R. indicum var tawadae
simsii var eriocarpum
R. tamurae (Makino)
R. tawadae (Ohwi)
Subgenus Tsutsusi
Section Tsutsusi
Subsection
First Described 1922 ( Hayata, Nakai )
Origin Kyushu, Yakushima, Ryukyu Island, S. japan, 300 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial terrestrial
Mature Wild Height 60 cm. (2ft.)
Bloom Time late
Flower funnel-campanulate
Flower Color pink
Fragrance ?
Leaves obovate to elliptic
Leaf persistence Evergreen
Minimum Hardiness -15 C (5 F)
Additional
Hardiness Info		 H2
Title
R. eriocarpum
Photo By
Thatrhodylady
Date Taken
May 26, 2026
Location
Private Garden Seatac, WA
License
CC BY 4.0
Attribution
Sizes
small 648 x 1152, 51 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 216 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3 MB
Description
Rhododendron temurae flowers close shot. Bought from Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Title
R. eriocarpum
Photo By
Thatrhodylady
Date Taken
May 26, 2026
Location
Private Garden Seatac, WA
License
CC BY 4.0
Attribution
Sizes
small 648 x 1152, 59 KB medium 1350 x 2400, 276 KB Full 2296 x 4080, 3.1 MB
Description
Rhododendron temurae leaves and flowers, bought from Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Title
eriocarpum
Photo By
Daniele Magro
Date Taken
May 19, 2013
Location
Private garden, Tirano, Sondrio, Italy
License
Copyright, Daniele Magro.
Sizes
small medium
Title
eriocarpum
Photo By
Daniele Magro
Date Taken
May 19, 2013
Location
Private garden, Tirano, Sondrio, Italy
License
Copyright, Daniele Magro.
Sizes
small medium
Title
eriocarpum
Photo By
Everard Daniel
Date Taken
June 17, 2008
Location
Royal Windsor Great Park, Saville
License
Copyright, Everard Daniel.
Sizes
small medium
Tag
Title
eriocarpum
Photo By
Everard Daniel
Date Taken
June 17, 2008
Location
Royal Windsor Great Park, Saville
License
Copyright, Everard Daniel.
Sizes
small medium
Tag
Title
eriocarpum
Photo By
Everard Daniel
Date Taken
June 17, 2008
Location
Royal Windsor Great Park, Saville
License
Copyright, Everard Daniel.
Sizes
small medium
Description
eriocarpum 'Album Giganteum'