Rhododendron veitchianum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. veitchianum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron veitchianum | |
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Rhododendron veitchianum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos, where it grows at altitudes of 900–2,400 m (3,000–7,900 ft)
Growing to 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub, with obovate or narrowly elliptic leaves, 6.5–10 cm (2.6–3.9 in) by 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) in size. The large trumpet-shaped flowers are 5–6.5 cm (2.0–2.6 in) in diameter, white, often with a yellow blotch at the base.[1]
In temperate zones Rhododendron veitchianum must be grown in a large greenhouse or conservatory, in extremely well-drained acidic (ericaceous) soil.[1]