Description
Rhododendron sinogrande affinity GR#0818 This big-leaf species was collected in an area of the eastern Himalaya that had never been explored by the early plant hunters. This taxon was originally distributed by us as a species nova (a new species) but as our original plants have matured and additional information has been gathered in the wild, I am now of the opinion that this is better thought of as the western or Himalayan form of the well-known sinogrande. Most sinogrande plants in cultivation are derived from the populations in western Yunnan. These new Himalayan forms are close enough in appearance and taxonomic characteristics to the "typical" Yunnan forms of sinogrande but are definitely different. I have planted a few of these out in the garden and the leaves are quite large and impressive. (+10?\R1\5) RSBG#171sd2008
