Rhododendrons

Rhododendron taggianum
Maddenia subsection
H2
Leggy shrub 2 - 3m high.
Flowers: 3-5/truss, broadly tubular funnel shaped, 55-95mm long, very fragrant, light amber to cream in bud, opening pure white with a yellow throat.
Foliage: oblong-lanceolate to oval, 125 x 63mm, underside with small glandular scales.
Distribution: SE Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Burma, W Yunnan, 1800-3700m.
Very similar to R.lindley. Typically it has more elongated flower bud, wider corolla and wider than R. lindleyi.