R. principis

Species

Botanical Synonyms	R. principis var vellereum R. vellereum ( Hutch. )
Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Taliensia
Introduced	1925
First Described	1891 ( Bur., Franch. )
Origin	S.& E. Tibet 2700-4600 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	500 cm. (16ft.)
Bloom Time	early
Flower	campanulate
Flower Color	violet
Fragrance	?
Leaves	oblong-ovate
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Plant Hardiness	-15 C (5 F)
Flower Bud Hardiness	?
Additional Hardiness Info	H5

Title R. principis Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 530, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1104, 108 KB Full 3361 x 2321, 2.2 MB
Title R. principis Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 516, 27 KB medium 1600 x 1072, 91 KB Full 3376 x 2264, 1 MB
Title R. principis Photo By Harold Fearing Location Fearing's Farm Nursery, Abbotsford, BC, Canada License CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution Text: Harold Fearing via Rhododendra.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 488, 24 KB medium 1600 x 1018, 88 KB Full 3488 x 2220, 2.7 MB
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 19, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 28 KB medium 1200 x 900, 161 KB
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 19, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 23 KB medium 1200 x 900, 142 KB
Title principis Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken March 27, 2006 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small 768 x 576, 28 KB medium 1200 x 900, 162 KB Description 65.282
Title principis Photo By Susan Lightburn Date Taken March 3, 2012 Location Art Lightburn Garden, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Text: Susan Lightburn via Rhododendra.com, CC BY 4.0 Sizes small 768 x 510, 17 KB medium 1030 x 684, 125 KB
Title principis Photo By Everard Daniel Date Taken February 18, 2004 Location Royal Windsor Great Park, Valley License Copyright, Everard Daniel. Sizes small 768 x 576, 73 KB medium 1200 x 900, 280 KB Description L&S2797