Rhododendron... every garden should have some

[johnw]

Lovely jasminiflorum jrc!

Here's a mystery Madennia I'd love to know the name of, I spied it in a greenhouse earlier in the week. Not that it turns my crank but I wasn't aware of double Maddies.  Little fragrance, the flowers were about 3.5-4" across.

Sorry I missed the question on grafting Vireyas to ground dweller.  I have no ideas but with Vireyas seemingly doing something every month of the year I'm at a loss to think what one would graft them on.  I presume a tender lepidote.

johnw   - bracing for a very messy WINTER storm tonight. Enough..........

[Maggi Young]

That double is not something I've ever seen.    Sounds as though the flowers are certainly big enough to be more than eye-catching.

Good luck with the weather - you're right, this winter is going on for too long, for too many of us. 

[johnralphcarpenter]

No, it's heated, and has growlights in winter, so the climate approximates to montane tropical - always frost free.

[Maggi Young]

Sounds very comfortable    -   room for a little fat one ?!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Well, this little fat one likes it, but she doesn't mind the drizzle either!

[Maggi Young]

Fine figure of a cat there in Charlotte - thought for a moment that was a photo of me in my duffle coat  out enjoying our delightful spring weather..........

[johnw]

Good luck with the weather - you're right, this winter is going on for too long, for too many of us.

We dodged the bullet, tiny skid of snow last night that was gone by morning.

johnw

[johnw]

Maggi - Ken Cox says that double looks like johnstoneanum 'Double Diamond'.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

I'm sure he is correct -  I've just searched for pix of that and it can look quite striking, I discover.

[ian mcenery]

More years ago than I care to remeber I used to admire a rhodo near the exit at Bodnant Garden which I found to be Endsleigh Pink. About 15 years ago I spotted a small plant at Burcoose Nursery and bought it. Most years it has been blighted by frost but the cold weather this year has held it back and at least for now it is doing OK

[ian mcenery]

Also this one is doing OK. Again it often gets frosted but it has wonderful new growth as well as beautiful flowers. R calophytum. I am not a latin scholar but I think the name means beautiful plant

[zvone]

Hi!

Some Azalea's:





and Rhododendron:





Best Regards!  zvone

[johnw]

zvone  - The first two pictures show lepidote rhododendrons not azaleas.  Do you know the name of the yellow?

johnw

[zvone]

zvone  - The first two pictures show lepidote rhododendrons not azaleas.  Do you know the name of the yellow?

johnw

Hi johnw!

I'm not certain:









    
Unfortunately I don't know, how yellow azaleji's name is.

Best Regards! zvone

[Roma]

Rhododendron cubittii flowering in the greenhouse.  It is scented but not as nice as 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam' which will be flowering soon.