Rhododendron calophytum

Common Name: beautiful face rhododendron 

Family: Ericaceae 

Origin: China 

Leaf/Bud: evergreen, large leaf, entire margin, whorled, thick dark green, oblong-oblanceolate, cuneate base, acute-acuminate apex 

Flower/Inflorescence: pink - white with purple fleck on throat, many stamens, March-April bloom 

Fruit/Seed: capsule 

Stem/Bark: flakey grey-ish bark 

Size: height2-12m 

Habit: spreading 

Form: upright, irregular 

Culture: partial shade, moist well-drained soil, sand/clay/loam, sheltered 

Landscape Use:  evergreen shrub/small tree 

Notes: beautiful