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R. arizelum

R. arizelum indumentum (photo by Hank Helm)

R. arizelum is a fine foliage plant with superb thick cinnamon indumentum on the underside of the leaf! Flower color varies from pale yellow through pink. The seed for our plants was collected in Western Yunnan from a population that included both colors! Either way, you will have a distinctive plant of noble bearing. It’s somewhat slow-growing and tends to branch fairly readily. Its bark will develop shades of pink and reddish brown.

If grown in the shade it may grow to six feet in ten years. Sunny spots will allow for a more compact plant.

This rhododendron will like partial Shade.  It would love a woodland canopy.   Provide
small amounts of fertilizer on Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, Gentle watering, Well-aerated soil with good drainage and avoid a very windy spot.

Hardy for Western Washington

Enjoy!!

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