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Rhododendron pachypodum

A pretty shrub from China, now blooming at the UC Botanical Garden.

I haven't been able to translate the species name. . . . maybe "thick foot"?

It was collected in the Yunnan Province for this museum and planted in Berkeley in 1956. Still blooming beautifully!

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Uploaded on April 21, 2022
Taken on April 7, 2022