Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum

Also Known As

Rhododendron fictolacteum

Plant type

tree, shrub

size

H: 10'-30'
W: 10'-30'

planting zones

7a-9b

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Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum plant details

Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum is a broadleaf evergreen shrub or tree with green foliage. In spring pink and white flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum

Plant type: shrub or tree
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 10 FT - 30 FT - wide, 10 FT - 30 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and white blooms in spring
Uses: big leaves, border plant, indumentum, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Oblique bell-shaped white, also pale lilac to pink, blotched and spotted crimson. The ball-shaped truss holds 12-30 flowers. Leaves up to 12 inches long with an attractive rusty brown to dark brown indumentum underneath. Grows to three feet in 10 years into a dense and rounded shrub. Blooms in mid spring. From China and northeast Myanmar.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

One of the hardiest of the "big leaf" rhododendron species and a splendid plant for the garden. This is a large shrub in youth becoming tree-like with age with nicely indumented leaves to gaze up at and large trusses of pink-flushed flowers maturing white. Morning sun, light shade. China.

By: Far Reaches Farm

Foliage 18" x 6" with indumented underneath. Flowers, to 2 _" long, tubular-bell-shaped, pale pink, rose, or white, blotched and spotted crimson, on large trusses up to 30.