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R. maximum

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Botanical
Synonyms		 R. ashleyi (Coker)
R. fragrans
R. latifolium (Hoffmanns)
R. maximum var album
R. maximum var purpureum (Pursh)
R. procerum (Salisb.)
R. purpureum (Pursh)
R. purshii (G.Don)
Synonyms R. 'Great Laurel'
R. 'Great Rhododendron'
R. 'Rosebay'
Subgenus Hymenanthes
Section Pontica
Subsection Pontica
Introduced 1763
First Described 1753 ( L. )
Origin E. North America, Georgia to Nova Scotia 0-900 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial terrestrial
Mature Wild Height 300 cm. (10ft.)
Bloom Time ?
Flower campanulate
Flower Color white
Fragrance ?
Leaves ovate-lanceolate
Leaf persistence Evergreen
Minimum Hardiness -15 C (5 F)
Additional
Hardiness Info		 H5
Title
maximum
Photo By
Coen Zonneveld
Date Taken
July 7, 2002
Location
Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands
License
Copyright, Coen Zonneveld.
Sizes
small medium
Title
maximum
Photo By
Jens Birck
Date Taken
September 30, 2007
Location
Boulderwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
License
Copyright, Jens Birck.
Sizes
small medium
Description
maximum red form aka 'Red Max'
Title
maximum
Photo By
Coen Zonneveld
Date Taken
June 21, 2009
Location
Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands
License
Copyright, Coen Zonneveld.
Sizes
small
Title
maximum
Photo By
Peter Norris
Date Taken
July 13, 2013
Location
Private garden on Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7
License
Copyright, Peter Norris.
Sizes
small medium
Description
maximum 'Leachii'pronounced curly foliage
Title
maximum
Photo By
Everard Daniel
Date Taken
July 2004
Location
License
Copyright, Everard Daniel.
Sizes
small medium
Description
maximum 'Summertime'
Title
maximum
Photo By
Peter Norris
Date Taken
Location
Private garden on Martha’s Vineyard, MA USA z7
License
Copyright, Peter Norris.
Sizes
small medium
Description
maximum 'Independence'