Rhododendron... every garden should have some

[Mark Griffiths]

My one and only Rhodo, cephalanthum var crebreflorum, I have it in a trough.

[johnw]

Well one can't do much better than that Mark.  There is great debate on this subject - I think the foliage smells of strawberry, others say everything but, what's your take on the fragrance?

johnw

[TC]

Roma
When I was reading your post I could smell Lady Alice F. which is sitting in a large pot on the table next to the computer.
It came into bloom a week ago in the greenhouse but the scent off my orange tree over powered it, so much so that I had to remove the tree to another room.  The scent of the orange blossom reminds us of the plantations in Phasouri, Cyprus.  To sit next to them in the cool of an evening was paradise.  The perfume was so strong you could taste it.  There was a farm shop at the crossroads and I remember buying 13 giant white grapefruit for £1.00.  That must have been 20 years ago.!
The next "smelly" Rhods. -Fragrantissimum and Sesterianum will be flowering by tomorrow.  I am trying desperately to find a space for them in the house.   

[Mark Griffiths]

John, it certainly has a sweet berry smell, with perhaps a touch of pine.

Now I'm hungry.

[Graham Catlow]

Well one can't do much better than that Mark.  There is great debate on this subject - I think the foliage smells of strawberry, others say everything but, what's your take on the fragrance?

johnw

Thanks John. I had no idea that there was a scent from the leaves. Not strawberries for me but definitely fruity although almost minty too.

The one with the strongest leaf scent for me is R. campylogynum leucanthum. I only have to brush past it for it to emit its scent.

Graham

Graham

[zvone]

Hi!

Rhododendrom ....  every Garden should have soem...

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[Roma]

Two Rhododendrons flowering now
Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha'   the colour seems even brighter this year than usual
I don't remember the name of the second one.  The colour is more purple than appears in the photo

[glynnffc]

I thought I'd post this before tomorrow nights forecast  -2 !!
If anyone could give me a name I'd be even happier with it. The nursery I bought it from had lost the label
 

[TC]

 A few pictures of what is in flower just now before the northern semi - gales.  I have used the SRGC picture downsizer for these shots.  It is easy to use but the size of the picture produced is really only suitable for smaller plants.  For Rhododendrons the flower detail on the plant is lost.

[TC]

A few more "flowers" associated with the Rhods.  I hit a slight snag in posting.  The pictures were all downsized below 200 kb using the SRGC downsizer. - I then put three into photoshop to lighten them up as I had taken the shots in the evening.  The fact of doing this AFTER using the downsizer increased the file size to 360kb and the posting stalled until I had worked out the fault.  I then had to cancel the pictures and resize in photoshop.

[Hoy]

I can't boast of the neat and tidy shrubs you show, guys! My rhodos are more boisterous

Here are a few flowering now:

Rh. repens hybrid, don't know which one
Rh. roxieanum soon finished
This one I should know, it is a common one . . .
Rh. pachysanthum
Rh 'Jacksonii' in the shadow of a big relative.

[Hoy]

Here come some more!
An unknown cross, got it as a small seedling.
Same
Another unknown seedling. The trusses look small but are not. Huge leaves and very long shoots. It is 3-4m tall
Same
Rh. thomsonii soon making a tree.

[ashley]

Some lovely rhodos Trond, and looking very at home.
A new angle for the Norwegian Tourist Board?

[zvone]

Hi!

Rhododendrom from My garden:










Best Regards! zvone

[Maggi Young]

Lovely sight!