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The Wild Flowers of Mountain Warm-temperate Forest Region

Rhododendron virgatum Evergreen 1 to 2 high. (Steno -) oblong leaf, scaled. 1 to 2 flowers, axillary, light purple to pink, 2.5 cm long. Flowering: Apr. Temperate, humid and light tendency. Tolerant to poorness. Himalayan endemic. Southeast Tibet. 2400 to 2900 m, broadleaved or pine forest. India, Bhutan.