杜鹃花(Rhododendron L)属北温带的一类大花型木本植物,共约800种,其中34的种类产于我国,而在云南就独占12以上,约有300余种之多。十分遗憾的是我们自己对杜鹃的驯化甚少,仅有屈指可数的几种栽培、虽说它们也可左右园林美化、但较自然生长的杜鹃和杜鹃林来又是相形见绌的了 Rhododendron (Rhododendron L.) is a north temperate type of large-type woody plants, a total of about 800 species, of which 34 species are produced in our country, while in Yunnan monopolize more than 12, about more than 300 species. It is very regrettable that we ourselves have little domestication of azaleas and only a handful of cultivars. Although they can also beautify the landscaping around them, they are more dwarfed by natural azaleas and azaleas