Rhododendron hippophaeoides (ç°èÂÂæÂÂé¹Â) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is in the subgenus Rhododendron (scaly or lepidote rhododendrons), subsection Lapponica. It is a small shrub, up to tall at maturity, native to altitudes of in southwest Sichuan and many parts of Yunnan, China. The leaves are up to long, gray-green above, and with overlapping yellowish-buff scales below. The flowers are bright rose or lavender-blue to bluish purple, or (rarely) white.