Rhododendron Yakushimanum Koichiro Wada. There is a distinctive white covering tomentum on the top of the leaves. Koichiro wada has silvery new growth which turns dark glossy green with dense brown indumentum underneath the leaf.
Genus rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees with simple leaves sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side and funnel shaped bell shaped or tubular flowers that may be solitary or in short racemes. Koichiro wada has silvery new growth which turns dark glossy green with dense brown indumentum underneath the leaf. Rhododendron yakushimanum koichiro wada is a particularly lovely variety bearing pink buds which open to white bell shaped flowers in late spring.
Plant in moist humus rich free draining acid soil in sun or dappled shade.
Synonyms rhododendron koichiro wada rhododendron yakushimanum. Other common names rhododendron koichiro wada. Rhododendron yakushimanum koichiro wada is a particularly lovely variety bearing pink buds which open to white bell shaped flowers in late spring. There is a distinctive white covering tomentum on the top of the leaves.