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Large upright evergreen shrubs eventually forming small trees.  This is a recently described (1989) new big-leaf species which is still quite rare in cultivation here in North America.  The large and attractive elliptic leaves area a foot or more in length with a woolly to somewhat plastered whitish to fawn indumentum on the lower surface.  The magnificent flowers (mid-spring) are rose to pink with darker nectar pouches.  These are borne in a large, rounded and compact inflorescence (see cover jacket of The Larger Rhododendron Species by Peter Cox, Timber Press, 1990 Edition).  An interesting species known only from the eastern Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan (so far) where it grows in forests from 9,500 to 11,500 ft.  This is proving to be an easily grown and probably quite hardy new big-leaf species with very attractively-colored flowers.  Best in light shade with protection from strong wind as the petioles break easily.

1992/041  BB#8826:Berg  (0\R1\4).  This clone grown from seed collected wild by Warren Berg at 11,600ft. on the Thrumseng La in Bhutan.

1992/043  BB#8828:Berg  (0\R11\4).  These are cutting grown plants from a seedling grown from seed collected wild by Warren Berg at 11,500 ft. on the Yotong La, Bhutan.  Sorry, only a few.

Berg  (0\R1\4).  These seedlings were donated to us by Warren Berg who grew them from hand-pollinated seed produced in his own garden (a clone from BB#8827 selfed).  This collection (BB#8827) has a less plastered, slightly more woolly fawn indumentum on the lower leaf surface than the other, more “typical” form. 

464sd2003  Stunning large leaves and pink to deep rose flowers in mid-spring. These are grown from seed collected by our group at 10,500 ft.  (0\R1\4)