Rhododendron veitchianum


Rhododendron veitchianum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos, where it grows at altitudes of
Growing to in height, it is an evergreen shrub, with obovate or narrowly elliptic leaves, by in size. The large trumpet-shaped flowers are in diameter, white, often with a yellow blotch at the base.
In temperate zones Rhododendron veitchianum must be grown in a large greenhouse or conservatory, in extremely well-drained acidic soil.