Rhododendrons 2016

[johnralphcarpenter]

It seems to be a good year for the Rhododendrons.

Rhododendron rigidum, from Jamie Taggart.
R. 'Arctic Tern'
A lost label yellow - any offers as to ID?*
R. 'Karen Triplett'
A general view.

* It's probably R. 'Buttermint'. No it's not - it's one of the Knaphill Azaleas.

[Graham Catlow]

Some from my garden.
Arctic tern
Egret
Maruschka
impeditum
Reuters Purple

[Graham Catlow]

And some more

Graziella
Dara Amateis
Glendoick Maroon
Metallica

[birck j c]

Wombat hedge 40 cm high
trimmed with a el hedge trimmer

jens

[johnw]

I would never have guessed 'Wombat' would have worked so well. You never know until the Danes show you.  What a great idea.

john

[johnw]

Graham  - Some very nice ones there. I'm surprised there in Bo'ness your rhodo are blooming at the same time as here in Nova Scotia, 'Dora Amateis' is just finishing here.

john

[Maggi Young]

'Wombat' hedge - exciting enough - but trimmed with electric trimmers- Well, what can I say? Wow!!!

[fermi de Sousa]

'Wombat' hedge - exciting enough - but trimmed with electric trimmers- Well, what can I say? Wow!!!

yes, but it would never keep out (or in) a real wombat!
 
cheers
fermi

[TC]

When I started to get interested in Rhods. about 50 years ago, I bought a PAN book on the subject.  It also detailed all the Kurume azaleas.  What surprised me was that , in Japan, the flowers were thought of as "too vulgar" and hedges were made of the plants but clipped-like box hedges-for the foliage effect !

I am glad to see that someone has the sense to use it as flowering hedge.  I thought I would like to try it but the cost AND the time to make a reasonable sized hedge put that out of my mind.

I posted at 13:20 and it is shown as 13:33 on the post here.  Why this ?  Did I fall asleep at the computer?  At my age I cannot afford to lose 13 minutes every time I post !

[Maggi Young]

test 13.57 on pc  2.09 on forum

 Goodness knows, Tom - I've noticed a discrepancy lately  on the timings - try not to fret about it!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great Rhodo's everybody... ! 

Here's some from me.

Rhododendron yakushimanum in three stages, make your pick at when you like it best.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Some more :

Rhododendron kiusianum hardly 25 cm high.

One with a lost label 

Rhododendron hedge

Rhododendron sargentianum - shy flowering so far.

Rhododendron x yakushimanum 'Percy Wiseman'

[johnw]

Wonderful show Luc.  And a few from here:

Rhododendron sargentianum 'Whitebait', in flower here as well.

A rather unique seedling at a friend's, I can't say I've ever seen a green-centred elepidote before.

R. 'Vinecrest' developed in Ontario but much preferring the cool summers here, flowers like this every year w/o dead-heading but the yellow is difficult to capture on film. Not the best colour combination with the lepidote 'Manitou'.

john

[johnralphcarpenter]

Does anyone know of a source of Rhododendron tomentosum and Rhododendron groenlandicum in the UK/EEC?

[johnw]

This week along the Atlantic coast every ditch, bog, edge of woodland and roadside is covered in Rhodora in flower.  As you land at the aiport you do so over bogs ablaze with it as well.  Rhododendron canadense.

john - +16c & sunny