Herbarium catalogue

ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINI iH f E00: BU 247 Ri Gi 88: 3 ll HERB. HORT. EDINB. = Cultivated Plants Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Ericaceae Rhododendron rousei Argent & Madulid 'John Rouse’ Living collection info.: Garden Collector. Galloway, Louise E No. 3 Accession number & Qualifier: 19902332*A Collected: 02 MAY 2007 Garden Location: P10 - RBGE Research Collection Garden Description: Flowers in open truss, 2--6 flowers per truss. Flowers funnel-shaped. Corolla 22--28 x 45--57 mm; lobes 5, margins wavy. Flower-buds dark green. Corolla inside and out white, 155D (1995). Calyx 1 mm, green. Leaves elliptic to obovate, 25--50 x 15--30 mm, margin decurved, tapering at base, apex obtuse to rounded; indumentum scales, silver when young maturing to brown. Plant 0.3 x 0.25 m. Flowering‘period irregular, at least 2 x per year. Hardiness tender. No scent. RHS Certificate of International Registration 23 July 2007. Named after John Rouse of Melbourne, Australia. Source / donor: Argent, G. Verified by George C. Argent 18 MAY 2007 Rhododendron rousei Argent & Madulid ‘John Rouse’ Grown on from original wild collection: Collector: Argent, G.C.G. Collected: AUG 1989 Location: PHILIPPINES: Romblon: Sibuyan Island. 500-1,500 m. copyright reserved