R. niveum

Species

Subgenus	Hymenanthes
Section	Pontica
Subsection	Arborea
Introduced	1859
First Described	1851 ( Hook. f. )
Origin	Sikkim and Bhutan 3000-3700 meter
Epiphytic/Terrestrial	terrestrial
Mature Wild Height	500 cm. (16ft.)
Bloom Time	early
Flower	?
Flower Color	purple
Fragrance	?
Leaves	?
Leaf persistence	Evergreen
Minimum Hardiness	-5 C (23 F)
Additional Hardiness Info	H3

Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 9, 2010 Location Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium Description Growing in a very shady part, explaining the late flowering
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 3, 2020 Location Private Garden, Shirley, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 512 x 768, 78 KB medium 1600 x 2400, 564 KB Full 3456 x 5184, 4.4 MB
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken March 3, 2020 Location Private Garden, Shirley, BC, Canada License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small 768 x 1152, 20 KB medium 1600 x 2400, 79 KB Full 3456 x 5184, 4.4 MB
Title niveum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, WA, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small medium Description 77.525
Title niveum Photo By Hank Helm Date Taken Location Chimacum Woods Garden, Washington, USA License Copyright, Hank Helm. Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 7, 2007 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 20, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Coen Zonneveld Date Taken April 20, 2008 Location Private garden, Diepenveen, Netherlands License Copyright, Coen Zonneveld. Sizes small
Title niveum Photo By Ken Gibson Date Taken April 2002 Location Private garden, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada License Copyright, Ken Gibson. Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken May 1, 2009 Location Garden Frank Fujioka, Whidbey Island, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Garth Wedemire Date Taken April 16, 2005 Location Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Federal Way, Washington, USA License CC BY 4.0 Attribution Sizes small medium
Title niveum Photo By Herman Van Ree Date Taken November 25, 2009 Location Nunspeet, Netherlands License Copyright, Herman Van Ree. Sizes small