6th April

…alpina FJW’s cross of Rhododendron moorii x Rhododendron euchates just out by Georges Hut. This is not the best form. Rhododendron moorii x Rhododendron euchates Rhododendron moorii x Rhododendron euchates…

4th May

…The best plants included: Rhododendron ‘Leonardslee Primrose’ Rhododendron ‘Leonardslee Primrose’ Rhododendron ‘Leonardslee Primrose’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ A hundred and twenty foot tall Sequoiadendron giganteum…

7th April

…may well stand corrected! (In ririei opening.) Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron araiophyllum (C&N 5796) – first proper flowering and correct (in ririei opening). Rhododendron araiophyllum Rhododendron araiophyllum Rhododendron wilsonae…

7th May

…Blue’. Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron zaleucum nearby is rather paler! Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron ‘Saint Tudy’ to complement the colour range and satisfy the…

8th April

…‘Everest’ was good too. Malus ‘Everest’ Malus ‘Everest’ Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ – a williamsianum hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ Rhododendron primuliflorum Rhododendron primuliflorum Rhododendron primuliflorum Rhododendron arizelum – you will see many of…

10th April

…autumn with the odd flower. Rhododendron flavidum Rhododendron flavidum An elderly Rhododendron fargesii looking marvellous too. Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ always looks perfect in a…

27th April

RHODODENDRON niveum RHODODENDRON niveum RHODODENDRON oreotrephes RHODODENDRON oreotrephes Passing by the Rhododendron niveum which won the cup on Saturday hidden away is a good clump of Rhododendron oreotrephes and, nearby,…

28th April

…flower colours. Rhododendron montroseanum Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ and Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron loderi ‘King…

17th May

…Cherub’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Cherub’ Rhododendron ‘Hoppy’? Rhododendron ‘Hoppy’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Dopey’ Rhododendron ‘Dopey’ Rhododendron ‘Doc’? Rhododendron ‘Doc’? Rhododendron ‘Excelsior’? Rhododendron ‘Excelsior’? Rhododendron yakushimanum? Rhododendron yakushimanum Rhododendron ‘Silberwolke’?…

2nd May

Rhododendron wallichii Only one flower this year on Rhododendron smirnowii. Interesting new shoots. Rhododendron smirnowii Rhododendron smirnowii My grandfather’s Rhododendron ‘May Day’ covered in flower. Rhododendron ‘May Day’ 2020 –…