Rhododendron macabeanum

 

Tubular to narrowly funneled bell-shaped yellow flowers usually blotched with purple. Each truss holds up to 30 flowers in a large sphere of yellow. The leaves are broadly ovate to elliptic and are up to 15 inches long with a whitish to light tan indumentum. Grows to 5 feet in 10 years. From northeastern India.

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:  

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Shrub

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Soil Moisture:  Average

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Fragrance:  No

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  No

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  In mixed woodlands or forms pure stands from 8000 to 10000 ft.

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