Rhododendron rousei (V)

Size

Family: Ericaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
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

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: Vireya rhododendrons are tropical varieties which have dark, glossy green leaves and a variety of strongly fragrant flower shapes. They can be identified by their star-shaped scales underneath the leaves, winged seeds and absence of blue-toned flowers