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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #60 on: April 03, 2007, 07:27:06 PM »
Lovely pictures Maggi, thanks.

Tom, I loved your view of the River Eachaig.
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #61 on: April 03, 2007, 07:47:07 PM »
Great pictures !! So many beautiful things on one page !!

Here's my first Rhodo to flower for me this season :

R. racemosum "City of Liverpool"

Some 10 years old and hardly two feet high.

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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #62 on: April 03, 2007, 08:48:18 PM »
 A few pictures from yesterday.  I hope the names are OK -if not, corrections please.
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #63 on: April 03, 2007, 10:21:08 PM »
Oh, bliss, Tom! Thank you!

It occurs to me that, in keeping with the Galanthophiles and Croconuts, that those of us who worship at the temple of the rhododendron need a name, too......
I have a horrible feeling it might be "RuddyDumDums"  :P   ....any better (nicer)  ideas?
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #64 on: April 03, 2007, 11:42:30 PM »
Some more pictures. How about this mouthfull  - "Rhododendronophiles"  Did you know that a Rhodie bears the name of a past President of the SRGC ?  See attached.
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #65 on: April 03, 2007, 11:45:29 PM »
Sorry for posting two the same.  I'm half a sleep now and it must be bed time.
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #66 on: April 04, 2007, 08:03:52 AM »
Great pictures Tom- makes me realize it's more than time to spend another holliday in Scotland !

I go with you Maggy - we definitely need a name here..... not sure that "dumdums" would do us justice though.... ;D

How about Rhodowizards or Rhodoroyals to keep it modest. ;D
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #67 on: April 08, 2007, 12:13:19 PM »
Maggi,

Well you could all suffer from Rhodophilia, which sounds sort of naughty!! LOL  Also pretty close to Rhodophiala, but they're a completely different kettle of fish.

Love that bark on the trunks of the rhodo.  One of the things I love about Rhododendron 'Tyermanii' is that it has the lovely bark as well as the fuzzy leaves and large white ruffled flowers.  You get to see the bark/trunk any time of year instead of just when flowering.  It seems to be a fairly robust grower as well unfortunately, which isn't good for my garden but given the name I just couldn't NOT grow it!  ;D
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #68 on: April 08, 2007, 12:17:29 PM »
How about Rhodojunkies?  :P
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #69 on: April 08, 2007, 03:28:36 PM »
I think I'd prefer rhodofunkies, Paul! ;D

I have never seen Rhododendron tyermannii... I think it is a species rather  than a hybrid,... could you show us a pic? Please?
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #70 on: April 11, 2007, 03:49:15 PM »
Yes, every garden should have some...
And for the really small gardens there are still a couple to choose amongst. Why not for example R camtschaticum, just a groundcoverer with the flowers 10-20 cm high up. Or perhaps the keiskei hybrid 'Ginny Gee', wellknown for its flower richness.
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #71 on: April 12, 2007, 07:49:28 PM »
Some rhodos.excelling themselves in my garden today.What flower power they have.Every garden should have some.
Rhodo.dendrocharis   Rhodo. davidsonianum    Rhodo. Phalarope.    Rhodo. Shamrock    Rhodo. Snipe
« Last Edit: April 13, 2007, 09:55:00 PM by johngennard »
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #72 on: April 12, 2007, 08:17:33 PM »
Stunning John ! Simply stunning !
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #73 on: April 12, 2007, 08:26:59 PM »
Lovely, John! Your 'Phalarope' is keeping a better shape than mine, which is getting a bit straggly. Snipe keeps neater.
Calostrotum isn't out here yet.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2007, 08:29:22 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Rhododendron... every garden should have some
« Reply #74 on: April 13, 2007, 01:45:57 PM »
I must apologise Maggie and other forumnists.R.calostrotum is not that but dendrocharis.Sorry about that.
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