Rhododendron uvariifolium

From the Glasgow Herald:

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is helping to restore natural populations of Rhododendron uvariifolium on Yulong Xue Shan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) in Yunnan, China. The wild population of Rhododendron uvariifolium on the mountain has declined in recent years due partially to a cultural practice of women using the flowers as hair adornments, preventing seed set.

The article: Scottish seedlings let China save its bloom

Visitors to UBC Botanical Garden can see the plant at the far end of the David C. Lam Asian Garden.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:23 PM on January 2, 2004

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