Common name:
Rhododendron
Family:
Scientific name:
Rhododendron ponticum
Main flower color:
Range:
Mid and lower elevation regions across most of the British Isles. A naturalised species
Height:
Up to 5 m; a large shrub
Habitat:
Damp places; streambanks, hillsides, woodland, often on acidic soils, and often near the coast
Flowers:
In hemispheric clusters, attached by long stalks. Flowers have five spreading pink to dull purple lobes, the upper marked with yellow lines, and ten stamens with pink filaments, often curved towards the tip, and white anthers
Leaves:
Evergreen, hairless, elliptical, with a shiny surface and lighter-coloured veins. Up to 12 cm long
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
