Rhododendrons

Rhododendron fortunei ssp. fortunei
Fortunea subsection
Epithet: after Robert Fortune
AGM 2012
H6
Flowers: 6-12/truss, widely funnel-campanulate, 4-6cm long, fragrant, pale rose, lilac or pink, 7 lobes; 14 stamens.
May-June
Foliage: 7-17cm x 2.8-8cm, obovate, oblong-obovate, oblong-elliptic or oblong; upper surface olive-green or dark green, matt, glabrous; underside pale glaucous green, glabrous, under magnification with minute glands and hairs; petiole purple, glabrous, eglandular.
Shrub or tree 0.8-9m high.
Distribution: widely throughout China, 600-1,200m.