Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: India (Manipur, Nagaland)

Habitat: Forest

IUCN Red list: Endangered

Life form: Tree - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Grows into a tree of 4m+.
Foliage: One of the 'big leaf' rhododendron species.
Flowers: Early, very large flowers are a creamy yellow colour with a wine blotch in the base of the throat.
Further information:Available from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.