…smelly plants. RHODODENDRON chapmanii RHODODENDRON chapmanii Rhododendron chapmanii is a relatively unknown species with a compact habit. RHODODENDRON crassum RHODODENDRON crassum Rhododendron crassum is pink in bud and the smell…

…maddenii above 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…

…when touched so are clearly ripe. Rehderodendron macrocarpum seeds turn pink when ripe. The odd secondary flower on a young Rhododendron crassum. Unusual! Rhododendron crassum Ilex latifolia laden with seeds…

…crassum out already. Chelsea chances – nil! Rhododendron crassum Rhododendron chapmanii now full out opposite. Rhododendron chapmanii Rhododendron chapmanii Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its flowers already obscuring the attractive yellow…

…I took were out of focus. Unripe and green seed heads on Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum Unripe seed clusters on Enkianthus campanulatus. Enkianthus campanulatus Unripe seeds on Styrax formosanus. Sadly…

…of new growth and may not yet be a basket case. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ A tail end flower on Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum A huge inflorescence on Lithocarpus hancei….

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Roger’s Quarry. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Secondary new growth emerging post drought on a clump of Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum The water tank base installed at Tin…

…clump of 4 Rhododendron crassum which we watered through the early summer drought. Rhododendron crassum Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ out here in October! Several flowers at the very top of the…

…Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ Christmas flowers on Rhododendron keysii which is not unusual. Rhododendron keysii And one on Rhododendron crassum which is! A late secondary flower or a mistake after a…

…expected. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Callicarpa species unknown from Nanning, Guangdong now with well-formed berries. Callicarpa species unknown Secondary flowers on Rhododendron crassum. Just 2 or 3 trusses. Rhododendron crassum And…