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Rhododendron niveum
Niveum Rhododendron, Bell Snow Rhododendron
Origin: Native to northeastern India (including Sikkim), Bhutan, and southern Tibet.
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One of my favourites, a brash, stunning plant.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Species |
| niveum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 |
| Height |
| 2 – 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2 – 6 m in height, with white-felted shoots and dark green leaves. |
| Landscape |
| Low maintenance hedging or screens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Sprawling to mounding. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| May be prone to vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus |
| Habitat |
| Bell Snow Rhododendron is found in the Himalayas at altitudes of 2600-3500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Multi-stemmed shrub or tree. |
| Leaf Description |
| An alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 11-17 cm long, smooth dark green above, white to pale brown indumentum below. |
| Flower Description |
| Deep magenta to deep lilac, even a dull smoky blue, dark nectar pouches, 5 cm long, tubular-bell shaped, in tight, rounded clusters, with 15-20 flowers. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. |
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