What kind of rhododendron did you reward? Middle and low altitude species

Once I saw more than dozens of cuckoos in Taiwan on a website, and I was very surprised at that time! I have always thought that there are only two kinds of rhododendrons in Taiwan: "flat" and "alpine", because they all look the same from a distance, but they are different in color. Embarrassed

After an in-depth understanding, we found that there are super many species of rhododendrons in Taiwan, and many of them are native to Taiwan, that is to say, it is very rare and precious to leave Taiwan; such a flowering plant is all around us. And now is the time for beauty to bubble, and we need to get to know them better!

This comes back to introduce Gaoyue rhododendron, Hirado rhododendron, golden rhododendron, Xishi flower and Shoucheng Manshanhong, all of which belong to low and middle altitude species. Among them, the most common flat species are Gaoyue rhododendron and Hirado rhododendron, and they have a variety of species, which can not be introduced, so I chose the more common ones.

Rhizoctonia rhododendron

Color: pink, orange, white, pink and white. A variety of colors can bloom on the same tree.

Flower shape: single, double, funnel, bell, hat, tube, etc.

Leaf shape: the leaf is smaller than other rhododendrons, lanceolate to long oval, the leaf edge is smooth and complete, and the leaf surface is fine hairy.

Florescence: late spring

Hirado rhododendron (brilliant purple rhododendron, white Ryukyu rhododendron, snow-white rhododendron, pink / pink rhododendron, bright red rhododendron)

Color: purple, white, pink, red, etc.

Flower shape: single, double, funnel, bell, hat, tube, etc.

Leaf shape: lanceolate to long oval, leaf tip pointed, leaf margin smooth and complete, leaves with brown fine hairs, but also smooth glabrous leaves

Sub-areas: schools, streets, parks. It can be seen everywhere, and it is also the city flower of Taipei.

Golden rhododendron

Taiwan endemic species

Color: brick red

Flower shape: flowers 1-3 terminal, Corolla funnel-shaped, 5-lobed

Leaf shape: long oval, oval-shaped, the whole plant is densely covered with yellowish-brown fine hairs and feels sticky

Florescence: March to April

Fenfu area: it can be seen all over Taiwan at an altitude of 250 to 2700 meters, especially in the north of Tanshui, Shiding and Datun Mountain.