…strong and dense indumentum on the undersides of the leaf as here. If there were no flower Sir Charles it would be! Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron cinnabarinum had the…

…with Argenteum. Thomsonii x Arboreum are over, the Mrs Butler x Arboreums are at their best, some pink and white Auklandii x Arboreum are opening. 1906 – JCW Very much…

…interesting that I thought I would share them with you. On 25 August 1965 3 cuttings each of Rhododendron calophytum, R. sutchuenense, R. orbiculare, R. falconeri and R. arboreum (white)…

…in the garden. Many are very similar and many still to be exposed amid the undergrowth after years of neglect.An enormous Oxydendron arboreum. Oxydendron arboreum Cryptomeria japonica araucarioides – extraordinary!…

…Arboreum x Thomsonii open. Camellia speciosa has been good for 3 weeks. 1924 – JCW R barbatum, strigillosum, mucronulatum, moupinense, scabrifolium, parvifolium, lutescens and dahuricum and a few red arb’ms…

…it. white arboreum white arboreum One Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ ringbarked by a strimmer but still alive. Its neighbour is not. Strimmer not drought! Keep the wire netting surrounds for…

…Asia needs to collect quickly before they fall. Schima wallichii First flowers on Rhododendron arboreum subsp delavayi but too high up to photograph. This is a nearby seedling and not…

…Moupinense, Sutchuenense, Barbatum, Arboreum hybrids, Erica darleyense are all very nice. 1918 – JCW The following Rhodo’ species are open or show colour – Longistylum – Moupinense – Ciliatum –…

…hybrid Arboreum and Thom x Arboreum. 1903 – JCW Picked and sent Pen a Campanelli. Fulgens good, Primula megasoefolia holding on and have done since October. Several Tenby open and…

…colour already on Oxydendron arboreum. What could be redder than this in August? Oxydendron arboreum Oxydendron arboreum Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ sitting alongside Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ makes an interesting contrast and…