Rhododendron cinnabarinum ssp. xanthocodon
Description:
Campanulate, semi-pendant, yellow, orange, apricot or purple flowers. The leaves are broadly elliptic, four inches long and strongly fragrant like cinnamon when rubbed! Grows to five feet in 10 years. Blooms in mid to late spring. From India, Bhutan and Tibet.
Common Name: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: No
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Found in various habitats from 10000 to 14000 ft. in the eastern Himalayas.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Himalayas
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