Rhododendron 2015

[David Nicholson]

Great collection Yann, many thanks for posting.

[Maggi Young]

That's a garden very much to my taste , Yann - thank you for showing us.

[Yann]

A shame the blossoming is quiet short but when it all bloom it's marvellous.

[Maggi Young]

A well-planned rhododendron garden will not only have a long flowering peroiod but  some plants which re-flower as well as  a tremendous variety in foliage and form so year round interest can be found in such a place.   

[johnw]

Indeed Maggi. My own evergreen azalea hybrids bloom here into early August and some forms of R. prunifolium can flower in early September.  No other group of shrubs can boost the range of habits and exquisite foliar variety as the Rhododendron.  I sometimes wonder if the flowers are not a bit of a distraction from the real display.

johnw

[Yann]

that's true Maggi, my 25's old Azalea thrive  for at least 2 months in a protected area of my parents garden.
A shame i don't have space anymore to plant some Rhodo.

[Maggi Young]

Yann mentioning Azaleas reminds me that there is another feature we should consider - scent! So many wonderfully scented Azaleas and rhodos.

At least you can visit lovely plants, Yann - and a big garden can also be a big problem in some ways!

[Thorkild Godsk]

Rhododendron.
Name of the it is gone, it can be?
Yak x dicroanthum ssp apodectum?
Kindly Thorkild DK.

[Matt T]

Bought this at The Tree Shop in Argyll in April: Rhododendron 'Egret'.

I stopped off at The Tree Shop myself last week. A great wee nursery with some interesting plants - a good range of truly dwarf conifers as well as the selection of Rhodo's. Recommended.

I've visited a private collection of Rhododendron and Azalea, here're some shots.

What an amazing collection, Yann. A real treat for the eyes and nose to visit such a comprehensive collection.

[johnw]

Rhododendron. Name of the it is gone, it can be? Yak x dicroanthum ssp apodectum? Kindly Thorkild DK.

Could well be that.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Some fine rhododendrons in this thread : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13197.0 

[Matt T]

I stopped off at The Tree Shop myself last week. A great wee nursery with some interesting plants - a good range of truly dwarf conifers ...

I picked up a plant of Phyllocladus alpinus 'Highlander'. Reading about it now I learn that, as well as experiencing a similar climate to ours in its natural distribution:

The wood is elastic, making the plant very wind-resistant

which will be useful here!

http://www.conifers.org/po/Phyllocladus_alpinus.php

[Hoy]

Elastic wood? I would lice elastic leaves on my plants. Several have lost almost all their leaves in the storms last winter.

Here is one which has kept its leaves. Maybe I should only grow small leaved ones! Rh 'Strawberry Cream'. A bit leggy but first flowers in my garden.

[Matt T]

I have just bought R. keleticum, Trond. Tiny leaves and a very compact, ground hugging habit so I'm thinking that it should do well here with me / there for you?

[Hoy]

Matt, I started with the smaller plants years ago but I also planted trees and big shrubs (they were all small when planted!). Now they throw too much shade and I have lost many of the smaller rhodos. I cut down some trees every winter!