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R. strigillosum

Although introduced to England from Szechuan in 1904, this plant has been relatively hard to find here in Washington.  It can remain a robust shrub at about 8 feet or grow to a small tree of 20 feet.

The leaves are 3 – 7 inches long but not very broad, so that they look like bright green spikes and are distinctively attractive.  The leaf stalks have stiff bristles.

The flowers are long and bell-shaped and a clear, luminous red, exceptionally brilliant.

It blooms early in February or March here in western Washington.

This rhododendron will like:  Light shade - Small amounts of fertilizer on Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day - Gentle Watering - Well aerated soil

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