Rhododendron lanatum (syn. Rhododendron flinckii), the woolly rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern Himalayas and southeastern Tibet.[1] Occasionally found in commerce, it is a rabbit-tolerant evergreen shrub reaching 3–10 ft (1–3 m).[2] Hardy in USDA zones 7 through 9, it is recommended as a hedge in partly shady situations.[3]
| Rhododendron lanatum | |
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| New growth is woolly | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. lanatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron lanatum | |
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Its young shoots and leaves are covered with a white to tawny velvety wool, giving it its scientific and common names.[3] May flowers are typically sulphur-yellow with maroon-spotted throats, and there is a cream-flowered morph.[3][4]