Rhododendrons

Rhododendron auriculatum
Auriculata group
Epithet: eared or auriculate
H3
Shrub or tree: 1.8 - 10m
Flowers: 6-15/truss, tubular funnel-shaped, 60-100mm long, white, rose-pink or creamy-white with greenish blotch at base; fragrant.
July-August.
Foliage: oblong, oblong-lanceolate or oblong-oblanceolate, 95-320 x 28-120mm; upper surface dark green or pale green, glabrous; underside hairy and glandular with isolated long thread-like hairs and glands.
Distribution: E Sichuan, Guizhou: 500 - 2300m.