Rhododendrons

Rhododendron haematodes var. chaetomallum
Haematodes subsection
Epithet: with woolly hair.
AM 1959 (Exbury),flowers red (F25601)
H3
Height: 0.6-3m high.
Flowers: 5-7/truss, tubular-campanulate, 32-53mm long, deep crimson, crimson, scarlet, deep rose or pink; 5 nectar pouches.
Mar-May.
Leaves: oblong-obovate or obovate, 42-125 x 20-55mm, upper surface olive-green or pale green, matt, glabrous, underside with a thick woolly, continuous or sometimes interrupted, brown or dark brown, bistrate or unistrate indumentum of hairs.
Distribution: SE & E Tibet, NE Upper Burma, NW Yunnan. 2750 - 4600m.