Rhododendrons

Rhododendron sperabile var. sperabile
Neriiflorum group
Epithet: to be hoped for
AM 1925
H3
Shrub: 1 - 2.4m
Flowers: 3-5/truss, tubular-campanulate, 26 - 45mm long, scarlet, crimson or deep crimson, 5 nectar pouches.
April-May.
Foliage: lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or oblong, 38-105 x 10-33mm; upper surface dark green, glabrous;
underside covered with a thick, woolly, continuous yellowish-fawn or brown, unistrate indumentum.
Distribution: NE Upper Burma.