Rhododendron degronianum subsp. yakushimanum

• BOTANICAL NAME: Rhododendron degronianum subsp. yakushimanum (formerly Rhododendron yakushimanum)
• PRONUNCIATION:
  rho-do-DEN-dron yak-u-si-MANE-um
• COMMON NAME: Yak Rhododendron
• FAMILY: Ericaceae
• NATIVITY: Japan
• GROWTH HABIT: Dense, rounded shrub.
• SIZE: 3'.
• HARDINESS:
• CULTURE:  Moist, well-drained, highly organic, slightly acidic soil.
• LANDSCAPE USE: Effective in mass plantings or shrub borders.
• FOLIAGE:  Deep green with indumentum beneath, especially on new growth.
• BUDS:
• BARK:
• FLOWERS: Bright rose-red turning to pure white in full flower, in clusters of about 10-12.
• FRUIT:
• PROPAGATION:
• PESTS:
• CULTIVARS:  Over a hundred hybrids and cultivars with this plant as a parent.