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Rhododendron dauricum

Rhododendron dauricum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae native to forests and forest margins in Eastern Siberia, Mongolia, North China and Hokkaido, Japan. The Latin specific epithet dauricum means "from Siberia" – Transbaikal is also known as Dauria.

Description
Growing to tall and broad, it is a compact semi-evergreen shrub with purple flowers which open in late winter or early spring, before the dark green leaves appear. ==Phytochemistry==
Phytochemistry
R. dauricum contains monoterpenoids daurichromenic acid (DCA) and confluentin (decarboxylated DCA) as well as rhododaurichromenic acids A and B which are structurally related to Cannabichromene. ==Cultivation==
Cultivation
R. dauricum is the basis of the PJM hybrid (Rhododendron dauricum × Rhododendron carolinianum). The cultivar 'Mid-winter', with bright pink flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/265708/i-Rhododendron-dauricum-i-Mid-winter/Details Rhododendron dauricum4.jpg == References ==
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