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Royal Azalea Rhododendron schlippenbachii
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Botanical Name:
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Common Name:
Royal Azalea
Germination Test Type:
Cut
Collection Locale:
Russia
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5
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In Stock: 0.6 lb
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RHODODENDRON schlippenbachii
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Shade Tolerant
Bonsai
Acid Loving
Flowering Shrub
Fragrant Flowers
Poisonous
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Growing Info:
Scarification:
none required
Stratification:
none required
Germination:
requires light for germination, surface sow and keep moist
Other:
Sterile soil should be used, care should be taken to not sow the seed too thick
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Comments:
Beautiful fragrant pale pink small flowers in clusters to 6"; deciduous; acid soil, although may be more tolerant of lime than most; needs protection from hot sun and late freezes; dark green leaves to 5 1/2" x 3", red, yellow, and orange in fall; native to northeast Asia
Rhododendron schlippenbachii ( Royal Azalea ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of Manchuria ( Liaoning , Nei Mongol ), Japan , and the Russian Far East . It is the dominant understory shrub in many Korean hillside forests, growing at 400-1500 m altitude.
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