Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’
Rhododendron ‘taiyo’
Super Roadie
Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Location: Tsukuba Botanical Garden
- Location: Tsukuba Botanical Garden
- Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)
- Flower nameRhododendron ‘Taiyo’
- Scientific nameRhododendron ‘taiyo’
- Alias太陽, シャクナゲ, Taiyo
- Place of originvariety
- Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement, Botanical Gardens, Horticultural species, Potted flower
- Flowering seasonMarch, April
What is Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’
Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’ (scientific name: Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’) is an evergreen shrub in the family Ericaceae. It is a heat-resistant variety called Super Roadie. Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’ was bred by Koichiro Wada using Rhododendron ponticum as a crossing parent. It is a very early blooming variety and blooms red-purple large flowers. The leaves are toxic because they contain venom such as rhodotoxin.
General name: Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’ , scientific name: Rhododendron ‘Taiyo’, phylla: alternating, leaf margin: whole margin, petiole: short, inflorescence form: racemic inflorescence, flower color: magenta, flowering period: March to April, note: poisonous plants.
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
- GenusRhododendron
- SpeciesR. cv. Taiyo
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerGross inflorescence
- Petal shapeFunnel/trumpet shaped
- Leaf typeOval
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeheat-resistant evergreen shrub
- Flower colorsPink
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height30.0 ~ 300.0 cm
- Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 6.0 cm
