19th May

…seems to be the contorted branch growth of polyandrum. Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron griersonianum has always been a sparse flowerer but this clump is very old indeed. Rhododendron griersonianum…

14th May

…hybrids Rhododendron polyandrum beside it. Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron davidsonianum above the Main Quarry is the best show in the garden today. One of several big clumps in the…

25th May

…Jacaranda mimosifolia Rhododendron polyandrum is out a fortnight after the very similar Rhododendron crassum. Slightly smaller flowers and twisted branches differentiate it. Rhododendron polyandrum 2020 – CHW The news from…

4th June

…day. Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron polyandrum still has decent flowers, as here, but the very similar Rh. crassum is just over. Rhododendron polyandrum First flowering here of a recently planted Syringa…

1st June

…dwarf grower. Plentiful but pale flowers. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Rhododendron polyandrum a little later into flower than Rh. crassum which is very similar. Rhododendron polyandrum The first…

9th May

…‘Polyroy’ – a Millais Nurseries bred hybrid of excellent quality flowering with us for the first time. Presumably Rhododendron polyandrum x Rhododendron royalii although I have not yet looked it…

20th June

…Orchid House Nursery with its unusually huge flower trusses compared to Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum or Rhododendron polyandrum which flower earlier. Well worth Asia taking cuttings in a month or…