{"title":"EXPLORE NEW ARRIVALS","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"rhododendron-kiusianum-zuiko-1979-074","title":"Rhododendron kiusianum 'Fugen-no-tsuki'  1979\/064","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA low-growing and mounding evergreen azalea with deep green, small leaves. A very easily grown species, floriferous and adaptable to a wide range of conditions. Native to mountain slopes in Japan and quite variable with many selected forms. This selection has early season, lavender-purple flowers.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small band","offer_id":42894045085763,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20250514_110314563.jpg?v=1786747246"},{"product_id":"acuba-omeiensis","title":"Aucuba omeiensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn extremely rare evergreen shrub or small tree in cultivation. This taxon is sometimes included within the variable \u003cem\u003eA. chinensis\u003c\/em\u003e complex. This distinct species has very large and leathery leaves that are quite glossy and very coarsely toothed. It tends to grow more in the shape of a small tree rather than a bushy shrub like most other \u003cem\u003eAucuba\u003c\/em\u003e species and cultivars. Our first offering of this choice ornamental which will add a very \"tropical\" look to your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43501791969347,"sku":null,"price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260901_131630946.jpg?v=1788295657"},{"product_id":"arisaema-amurense","title":"Arisaema amurense","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a widespread and variable species of Jack-in-the-Pulpit, native to much of eastern Asia including Russia, China and Korea. It features green flowers, typically striped with white or purple. A very hardy and easily grown species. This is our first offering of this excellent woodland wildflower. Blooming size plants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43501801635907,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"enkianthus-cernuus-var-rubens","title":"Enkianthus cernuus forma rubens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rarely cultivated deciduous shrub with a strongly horizontal branching habit. In mid-spring, the long and showy racemes of deep red flowers hang from the branch tips. Excellent bright red fall foliage color when grown in sun. This species is native to southern Japan and is typically white-flowered. A rare opportunity to have the rare red form of this choice species. Our first offering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 gallon","offer_id":43501889650755,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260505_152733901_HDR.jpg?v=1784263625"},{"product_id":"enkianthus-sikokianus-2016-5074","title":"Enkianthus sikokianus  2016\/5074  YK#1217","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rarely cultivated deciduous shrub with a strongly horizontal branching habit. In early summer, the very long racemes of showy \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003elowers hang from the branch tips. The flowers are quite large and an unusual reddish-brown in color, highlighted with green stripes - a really striking appearance! Excellent bright red fall foliage color when grown in sun. This species is native to southern Japan and is typically reddish-flowered, often with a greenish flush or base. A rare opportunity to grow this choice species. This plant grown from seed collected wild on Mt. Horaijisan, Aichi, Japan, at 565m. Our first offering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 gallon","offer_id":43501902463043,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/1-P1090956.jpg?v=1788558238"},{"product_id":"iris-forrestii","title":"Iris forrestii  (ex. CRS#12025)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful species from the mountains of SW China. This species differs from all its close relatives in having bright yellow flowers instead of the normal purple or blue. These flowers appear in early summer and are attractively marked with reddish-brown streaks. From seed collected from plants collected in the wild, this species is rarely seen in cultivation. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43501910753347,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"itea-ilicifolia","title":"Itea ilicifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rarely grown evergreen shrub with a very bushy habit and glossy \"holly-like\" leaves. This plant seems like any another broad-leaved evergreen shrub until the flowers emerge in late summer. At that time, you cannot help but notice the stunning display of blossoms. The small yellow-green flowers are borne in long (up to 12 inches!) pendulous and very narrow racemes, providing a very striking and beautiful display. Easily grown in a sunny location with good drainage. Native to western China, this is our first offering of this amazing plant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43501911179331,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20200731_141333868.jpg?v=1784263552"},{"product_id":"mahonia-fortunei-2012-5128","title":"Mahonia fortunei  'Dan Hinkley'  DJHC#751","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fine evergreen ornamental shrub native to China. This species features narrow racemes of densely crowded yellow flowers in late autumn. It has narrow leaflets on the pinnate leaves which are about eight inches in length and the growth habit is quite erect. Our first offering of this rarely cultivated species. A good choice for those spots in the garden that are maybe a bit too dry and shady for rhododendrons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43501913079875,"sku":null,"price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260901_130124605_HDR.jpg?v=1788296212"},{"product_id":"paris-quadrifolia","title":"Paris quadrifolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a trillium relative native over a wide range of Eurasia, from Europe in the west all the way to Siberia and Mongolia in the east. This herbaceous perennial is a woodland wildflower that slowly spreads via underground stems to form a small-scale groundcover. The leaves are in double pairs at the top of a short stem and the very unusual flower arises from the point where the leaves are all connected. In the autumn, each flower produces a single large blue berry which is also quite attractive. A rarely offered, beautiful and hardy wildflower that is easily grown in shade or under trees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Large Band","offer_id":43501925531715,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"pieris-wakehurst","title":"Pieris formosa var. forrestii 'Wakehurst'","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eA fantastic evergreen shrub and undoubtedly one of the finest of all selections of \u003cem\u003ePieris.\u003c\/em\u003e The stunning colorful foliage emerges a bright red in mid-spring, glowing in glorious harmony with the masses of white flowers hanging in pendant panicles. The red foliage slowly shifts to pink before changing to the glossy green of summer. Probably an original clone grown from the early introductions of George Forrest. A vigorous large shrub that is best with some light shade in the afternoon. Can be selectively cut back to reduce the overall size. This fine selection and classic garden plant is a winner of a First Class Certificate in 1930. Rarely offered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43502037696579,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260401_151227422_HDR.jpg?v=1784263457"},{"product_id":"polygonatum-verticillatum-group-cchh-8118","title":"Polygonatum \"Verticillatum Group\"  CCHH#8118","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tall-growing and climbing species of Solomon’s Seal, this species can attain heights of 10-12 feet in a rich soil with summer irrigation. The flowers hang in clusters from the axils of the long and narrow, whorled leaves. These are followed by red berries. Perfect planted under large rhododendrons or other shrubs or small trees as the long stems of the Solomon’s Seal will appreciate the support provided by their woody neighbors. From seed collected wild in the Sino-Himalaya.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43502039171139,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"primula-denticulata","title":"Primula denticulata","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe aptly named “Drumstick Primrose”. This is an easily grown species with large rounded balls of purple to blue-purple flowers on the tops of short stems that arise from a basal whorl of leaves. This blooms reliably in early spring and will slowly clump up and even spread by seed in moist situations. Tolerant of wet soils but easy in any regular garden soil. Native to the Himalaya Mountains. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 gallon","offer_id":43502136098883,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/DSCN1435.jpg?v=1784263406"},{"product_id":"soldanella-villosa","title":"Soldanella villosa","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very choice small-scale groundcover with small and round, softly hairy but shiny evergreen leaves and clusters of light purple, pendant and fringed flowers held above the tight mass of leaves in early spring. A very slowly spreading plant that will perform best in shade with plenty of moisture through the growing season. A primrose relative from the forests and slopes of the Pyrenees. Rarely offered for sale. This is the easiest and most vigorous species in the genus (although still very slow!).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"3\" pot","offer_id":43502138359875,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_1076.jpg?v=1784263352"},{"product_id":"sorbus-filipes","title":"Sorbus filipes  (ex. KGB#555)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rarely cultivated shrubby species of mountain ash. This smaller growing species has pinnate leaves with delicate and fine textured leaflets that provide brilliant fall foliage color. The fruits are like clusters of tiny dark red apples in the autumn. The stock plants in the garden are grown from seed collected from the wild. The species is widespread from the eastern Himalaya into southwestern China where it occurs in the mountains with conifers and \u003cem\u003eRhododendron\u003c\/em\u003e species.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small band","offer_id":43502138589251,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260814_155449274.jpg?v=1786749512"},{"product_id":"vaccinium-arctostaphylos-ras-00038","title":"Vaccinium arctostaphylos  RAS#00038","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a rarely cultivated deciduous blueberry native to the Black Sea region of SW Asia and adjacent SE Europe. A mounding species with bright red fall foliage color. This is a great companion plant for rhododendrons. Best performance in sun or light shade with good drainage. Grown from seed collected wild in Turkey. Our first offering in over twenty years.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43502139998275,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260814_155605807.jpg?v=1786749102"},{"product_id":"viburnum-furcatum-yk-1294","title":"Viburnum furcatum  YK#1294","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most ornamental of all \u003cem\u003eViburnum\u003c\/em\u003e species. This forms a large deciduous shrub with large and ovate, deeply pleated and fuzzy leaves. The pure white flowers appear in early spring and are arranged in a flat-topped panicle looking very much like a white hydrangea species. In the autumn the leaves turn shades of ruby and purple – stunning! An all-around extremely ornamental plant for full sun or the woodland garden, easily grown under most conditions as long as you have decent drainage. Rarely seen in cultivation and even more rarely offered for sale, these are cutting-grown from our grove of five plants grown from seed collected wild from the mountain forests of the island of Honshu in Japan.  (-5)  RSBG  $28.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 gallon","offer_id":43502143176771,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_0943.jpg?v=1784263294"},{"product_id":"viburnum-nervosum-h2md","title":"Viburnum nervosum  (ex. H2MD#037)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare shrub in cultivation, this large deciduous species is native to the eastern Himalaya Mountains through southern China and into northern Vietnam. It features large bold and rounded leaves with deep veining. The whitish flowers appear in spring and are not particularly showy but the foliage texture and fall coloration is outstanding. Closely related to the more widely grown \u003cem\u003elantanoides\u003c\/em\u003e from eastern North America and \u003cem\u003efurcatum\u003c\/em\u003e from Japan and similar in general appearance to those species. Our first offering of this very rare ornamental.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small band","offer_id":43502160085059,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"zenobia-pulverulenta","title":"Zenobia pulverulenta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a deciduous shrub related to rhododendrons. This selected clone features bright chalky-blue foliage and new growth and, in early summer, large white bells on long terminal racemes - stunning all around. Bright orange and yellow fall foliage color and best grown in full sun with summer irrigation. Native to the coastal plain of the American southeast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43502178959427,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20210614_090741291.jpg?v=1784263256"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-aberconwayi","title":"Rhododendron aberconwayi","description":"\u003cp\u003eStiffly upright shrubs with broadly lanceolate, rigid and shiny leaves. The showy white flowers (late spring) are almost flat in shape with reddish flecks. A distinct and easily grown species with unusual stiff foliage and saucer-shaped flowers late in the season. Known only from a few mountains in NE Yunnan where it occurs around 10,000 ft. Our first offering in many years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43502389002307,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_1180.jpg?v=1784263022"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-arboreum-ssp-cinnamomeum-var-cinnamomeum","title":"Rhododendron arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum  1994\/050","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLarge rounded to upright evergreen shrubs or trees with stiff lanceolate foliage. This variety has very dark, reddish-brown indumentum on the undersides of the leaves. The flowers (mid- to late spring) are white, pink, carmine or red. Found at higher elevations than ssp. \u003cem\u003earboreum\u003c\/em\u003e and thus generally hardier. An impressive plant in both foliage and flower. Strong growing with a tree-like or large bushy habit. I have not documented the flower color on this clone which was collected wild in Nepal. This selection has the darkest indumentum of any \u003cem\u003earboreum\u003c\/em\u003e in our large collection of this variable species - stunning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43714241888323,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-austrinum-1993-002","title":"Rhododendron prinophyllum  140sd2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA beautiful and very hardy deciduous azalea with fragrant pink flowers in mid-spring before the leaves emerge. Easy in sun or shade - the floral fragrance reminds me of bubblegum. Red to purplish fall foliage color. These are grown from seed collected wild in Tucker Co., West Virginia. Best in sun or light shade in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43502395719747,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/Rhody_logo-white-green-bkg.png?v=1766774645"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-calostrotum-ssp-keleticum-2006-239","title":"Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. keleticum  DGEY#251  2006\/239","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent dwarf alpine species with a prostrate but mounding habit and dark green glossy leaves with upright and flat-faced dark rose-purple flowers in late spring. Perfect in a rock garden, best in sun with excellent drainage. Basically, this is the mounding form of what has long been called “\u003cem\u003eR. radicans\u003c\/em\u003e”. This clone grown from seed collected in the wild. Nice large plants this year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small band","offer_id":43502398996547,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/R-calostrotum-ssp-keleticum-2013-5-scaled_80582f0b-f1e1-49ad-b941-afecae09486b.jpg?v=1767565723"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-campanulatum-ssp-aeruginosum-1994-404","title":"Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum  1994\/404  CH\u0026M#3090","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis forms a rounded shrub with red-purple flowers in mid-spring. An admired species due to its stunning young foliage which emerges an intense blue-green with a white indumentum beneath. The indumentum eventually darkens to a thick orange-brown. A very striking and eye-catching plant in late spring and early summer and one of the most distinct and delightful species in the genus due to its incredible foliage. To be honest, this is a very shy-bloomer which is a bonus as the flowers are a rather harsh color against the glaucous blue foliage in my opinion. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43502400012355,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/P6030172.jpg?v=1784262978"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-campylogynum-rsbg","title":"Rhododendron campylogynum (Myrtilloides Group)  RSBG","description":"\u003cp\u003eDwarf evergreen alpine shrubs typically with a dense mounding habit. The flowers (late spring) are pink to salmon-pink, red, claret, purple, plum to almost black-purple, or cream. A fantastic specimen plant for a rock garden or in light shade, also nice in a container or as a mass groundcover planting. This is a fine form with a dense and mounding habit and purple flowers. Best in light shade or morning sun in a moist but well-drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small band","offer_id":43502405713987,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_0455.jpg?v=1784752328"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-cinnabarinum-kcsh-0375","title":"Rhododendron cinnabarinum  KCSH#0375","description":"\u003cp\u003eUpright growing evergreen shrubs with lovely long tubular bell-shaped flowers in mid- to late spring. Bright blue-green fragrant foliage. One of the most unusual and beautiful flowers in the genus. Grown from seed collected wild at 12,250 ft. Plants in this area were mostly orange flowered. Nice large plants this year. Very glaucous foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43502410104899,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260901_144445994.jpg?v=1788299956"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-eastmanii-newberry-white-2004-201","title":"Rhododendron eastmanii 'Newberry White' 2004\/201","description":"\u003cp\u003eA relatively newly described deciduous azalea native to that is very rare in the wild and is currently known only from South Carolina. An excellent selection of this deciduous species with very fragrant, white flushed pink flowers in late spring. Rarely offered, a real treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"1 Gallon","offer_id":43502447099971,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/1024px-Eastmanii__Newberry_White__ac04-201_scc_d0526-2.jpg?v=1789444730"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-edgeworthii-kr-11779","title":"Rhododendron edgeworthii  KR#11779","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver-the-top ornamental evergreen shrubs with smooth and peeling bark. The distinctive foliage is extremely attractive with a heavily puckered (bullate) texture above and a thick tawny indumentum below. The large and fragrant white to white flushed pink flowers appear in mid-spring. Requires sharp drainage. Great in a container or on an old stump or log. The hairs on the leaves on plants from this end (western) of the range of the species have a silvery hue. From seed collected in the wild in the Sino-Himalaya. Large plants this year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden","offers":[{"title":"Small Band","offer_id":43502448508995,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/3865\/4275\/files\/IMG_20260901_142145926.jpg?v=1788298316"},{"product_id":"rhododendron-faithiae-cdhm-1470","title":"Rhododendron faithiae  CDHM#14700","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis very rare species (known from only two or three locations in the wild) is a member of subsection Fortunea. It has only recently been introduced into cultivation (2010) and is probably most closely related to hemsleyanum and the recently introduced serotinum and shares some of the same characteristics – large, fragrant white flowers, a large habit and impressively big and bold foliage. 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