Rhododendrons

Rhododendron trichostomum
(Ledoides Group)
Pogonanthum section
Epithet: hairy mouthed!
H3/4
AM 1925 Neston (as R.ledoides),
1971 Quarry Wood (as trichostomum v. ledoides) 'Quarry Wood'; 1972 Windsor to a clone 'Lakeside'; FCC
1976 Rosemoor (as trichostomum v. ledoides 'Collingwood Ingram'),AGM (2002) 2012 (this clone).
Height: 0.2 - 1.2m
10 year height/spread: 0.6m/0.5m in sun, laxer in shade.
Flowers: clusters of many red purple tubular flowers to 1cm in a racemose umbel.
May / June.
Introduced: 1908 by Wilson from W.Sichuan. Recollected 1990 onward
Distribution:W.Sichuan and W.Yunnan 2500 - 4300m.
Recognise by: the rounded inflorescence and narrow recurved leaves.
The award clones with clear colours are superior- such as the AGM clone.