Ericaceae
Rhododendron simsii
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (9)
- Cantonese
- 江南杜鵑
- Chinese
- 唐杜鵑, 杜鵑, 杜鹃, 唐杜鹃, 山石榴, 山踯躅, 映山红, 杜鹃花
- Czech
- Azalka indická
- Hungarian
- Azálea
- Japanese
- タイワンヤマツツジ
- lzh
- 杜鵑
- mnc
- ᠰᡝᠩᡤᡳᡵᡳ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
- Thai
- กุหลาบแดง
- Vietnamese
- Đỗ quyên
Synonyms
- Azalea fimbriata Dum.Cours
- Azalea indica var. simsii (Planch.) L.H.Bailey
- Azalea indica var. simsii (Planch.) Rehder
- Azalea prolifera Poit.
- Azalea simsii (Planch.) H.F.Copel.
- Azalea vittata (Planch.) Dum.Cours
- Azalea vittatopunctata Lem.
- Rhododendron annamense Rehder
- Rhododendron bellum W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron bicolor P.C.Tam
- Rhododendron breynii Planch.
- Rhododendron calleryi Planch.
- Rhododendron indicum var. formosanum Hayata
- Rhododendron indicum var. ignescens Sweet
- Rhododendron indicum var. puniceum Sweet
- Rhododendron indicum var. simsii (Planch.) Maxim.
- Rhododendron petilum P.C.Tam
- Rhododendron simsii subsp. mesembrinum Rehder
- Rhododendron simsii var. bellum (W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li) G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron simsii var. simsii
- Rhododendron simsii var. strigosistylum G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron viburnifolium W.P.Fang
- Rhododendron vittatum (Fortune) Planch.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 73 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 曾昱承 Yu-Cheng Zeng, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: YvoBentele, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: oleggoodzon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benno Klar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arthur Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.