Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: India (north east, Japvo, Nagaland, Manipur)

IUCN Red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: An upright shrub or small tree to 9m.
Foliage: Handsome dark green oblanceolate leaves which hold remnant hairs along the midrib on the underside.
Flowers: This is a magnificent species of red rhododendron, which flowers over a very long period and often still has flowers at Christmas.
History: It comes from north-east India.