Rhododendrons

Rhododendron argyrophyllum ssp. nankingense 'Chinese Silver'
Argyrophylla subsection
H6
AM 1957 Windsor, AGM (1993) 2012
Height: shrub 2 - 6m
10 year height/spread: 1.5m/1.5m
Flowers: deep pink with paler shades in the throat. May.
Introduced: 1932 by Steward from Nanking (the subspecies).
Distribution: Guizhou, 2250m
Recognise by: foliage darker, wider, flatter and more rugose than
argyrophyllum, shiny on top, matt
white underneath; deep pink flowers.
Epithet: with silver leaves; from Nanking
One of the best of this series with delightful foliage and good flowers.
Slow growing.