Rhododendron fortunei (Chinese: 云锦杜鹃; pinyin: yúnjǐn dùjuān) is a rhododendron species native to China, where it grows at altitudes of 600–2,000 meters (2,000–6,600 ft).

Rhododendron fortunei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. fortunei
Binomial name
Rhododendron fortunei Lindl.

It is an evergreen shrub[1] that grows to 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, 8–14.5 cm (3+1⁄8–5+3⁄4 in) by 3–9.2 cm (1+3⁄16–3+5⁄8 in) in size. It blooms from April to May, with trusses of 6–12 flowers, campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhododendron fortunei.

• "Rhododendron fortunei", Lindley, Gard. Chron. 1859: 868. 1859.
• "More Information: Rhododendron fortunei ssp. fortunei". The American Rhododendron Society.
• "More Information: Rhododendron fortunei ssp. discolor". The American Rhododendron Society.
• Fang, Mingyuan; Fang, Ruizheng; He, Mingyou; Hu, Linzhen; Yang, Hanbi; Chamberlain, David F. "Rhododendron fortunei". Flora of China. Vol. 14 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• "Rhododendron fortunei ssp. fortunei". Hirsutum.info.
• "Rhododendron fortunei ssp. discolor". Hirsutum.info.

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