Rhododendron oreotrephes

Rhododendron oreotrephes (山育杜鹃, shan yu du juan) is rhododendron species native to Burma and south-west China, collected in Sichuan in 1904 by Dr. Ernest Henry Wilson.

It is an upright shrub, growing to 4 metres (13 ft) in height, with oblong, often bluish, leaves up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length.

Its flowers are pink to lavender.

Fragrant leaves smell of warming spices with notes of cinnamon and pine.

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