Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhododendron basilicum

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botanical name:
Rhododendron basilicum

family: Ericaceae

characteristics: shrub, evergreen
height: 6.00m width: 6.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: yellow
stem/bark colour: brown
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: part shade, shade, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -12°C
USDA zone: 8 to 9

description:
Large shrub or small tree with very large, glossy dark green leaves with a cinnamon coloured indumentum underneath. Pale yellow flowers, sometimes tinged with red, with a deep crimson basal blotch..

cultivation:
Likes some shade and the protection of a tree canopy overhead.

usage:
Suitable for large woodland gardens.

other notes:
From Yunnan and NE Burma. Introduced by George Forrest in 1912.