This magnificent rhododendron, from the Triflora Subsection of the Genus Rhododendron, produces drifts of blue-purple flowers in spring. Seed collected at VanDusen Botanical garden is primarily from named forms of Rhododendron augustinii subsp. augustinii, and has been shown to...
This tree is truly one of the grandest of all Rhododendrons. The large leaves, 20cm+ long (8in or more), are evergreen and attractive in their own right, and the bark is fissured and a point of interest in itself, but it is the blooms in midsummer that make this plant so special.
This species of evergreen tree Rhododendron can reach heights in excess of 10 meters, but is usually shorter in cultivation. The oblong oval leaves are relatively large, ranging from 14-30cm (6in-1ft) in length. The 4- 6cm (2-3n) open campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers are produced in upright...
Generally a small to medium evergreen shrub, with narrow obovate leaves with a distinctive indumentum, initially on all surfaces, but exfoliating on the upper surfaces leaving dark green, almost glossy, leaves. The flowers, produced in spring, are tubular with spreading lobes to 3.5cm (2in) wide...
