Rhododendron viscistylum
Billeder af Rhododendron viscistylum
Beskrivelse
R. viscistylum (Brachycalyx). Løvfældende busk op til 3 m i højden. Blomstrer i juni med rødlig-violet til lilla blomster med mørkere pletter. Kun vildtvoksende i de sydlige områder på øen Kyushu. Findes i højlandets skove. Japan.
Hans Eiberg
● R. viscistylum frø, Tokyo Bot. G. Foto: Hans Eiberg
Ikke i ARS og Flora of China
RBGE Herbarium; R. viscistylum
RHS Gardening; R. viscosum (Vs) swamp azalea
A bushy deciduous shrub to 2.5m tall, with dark leaves glaucous beneath. Very fragrant, narrowly funnel-shaped white flowers, up to 4cm wide, flushed deep pink on the tube, open in early to mid summer
Other common names:
swamp honeysuckle
white swamp honeysuckle
Synonyms:
R. oblongifolium
Azalea viscosa L.
Family: Ericaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy
Potentially harmful:
Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling. Pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, tortoises) Harmful if eaten – for further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Genus:
Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular flowers that may be solitary or in short racemes
Name status: Correct
Horticultural Group:
Viscosa azaleas are lax deciduous shrubs with fairly small leaves and trusses of funnel-shaped, fragrant flowers in early summer
Plant range: Eastern N America