Category: Rhododendron species/ cultivars etc.

Azelea and lavender: would like to know if Azalea and lavender will grow well in chennai climate. In my view it is difficult. They are grown generally in hilly places like Ooty & Kodai in Tamil Nadu.  

Rhododendron ‘Pink Delight’: Location: Kew, London, UK Altitude: 19 m. Date: 04 April 2022 Habit : Cultivated / Labeled.  

Rhododendron ‘Mrs Anthony Waterer’ from Fremont California-GS29082021-2: 2 images. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Anthony Waterer’ Hybrid cultivar of Rhododendron occidentale with Soft Pink flowers, about 2 in. wide, with an orange yellow blotch flare and pink tube, very fragrant. Photographed from Regan Nursery, Fremont California, 26-5-2-19. . References: https://www.mygarden.org/plants/2048-Rhododendron-Mrs-Anthony-Waterer https://www.baumschule-horstmann.de/shop/exec/product/49/3794/Rhododendron-Mrs-Anthony-Waterer.html https://zielonozakreceni.pl/forum/ilustrowany-spis-rozanecznikow-i-azalii/1150-rozanecznik-rhododendron-mrs-anthony-waterer-20-c

Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ from UCBG-GS28082021-7: 4 images. Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’ ‘Loderi King George’ is a large evergreen shrub to 4m tall, with long, rather pale leaves, and richly-scented, white, lily-like flowers to 15cm wide, opening in tall trusses from bright pink buds in late spring and early summer. Photographed from University of California Botanical […]

Rhododendron ‘Black Eye’ from California-GS28082021-3: 3 images. Rhododendron ‘Black Eye’ A popular cultivar with large purple flowers with black eye. Clicked from Regan Nursery in Fremont, California, 26-5-2019 References: http://realityraiders.com/fringewalker/way-cool/the-joy-of-rhodies/ https://www.bloomriver.com/rhododendron-black-eye https://www.singtree.com/plants/details/black-eye

  MS/April/2020/6 ID of the flowers. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Kindly ID the flowers. Photographed at Golden gate Park, Sanfransisco, USA. Looks like Rhododendron sp. Thanks … for quick ID. My doubt is cleared.   

Azalea bonsai on Tree Fern Block ! : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location:  Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal Elevation :  1330 m. Date : 9 March 2019 Habit : Cultivated  

Rhododendron ‘Will Silent’;   Plant for ID : Conservatory : Atlanta Botanical Garden : Atlanta, Georgia : 27NOV18 : AK-24 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Climber inside the conservatory with red flowers seen in Oct. Kindly suggest id. This has been identified by their Planthotline as Rhododendrum ‘Will Silent’.  References: https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/rhododendron_willsilent.htm http://www.vireya.net/gallery-hybW.htm

  SK1280 12 JUL 2018 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)- around 900 kb each.  Location:  Kalimpong, WB, India Date: 11 May 2018 Altitude: 4000 ft. Habit : Cultivated Azalea cultivar ? May be.   

  SK1013 14 MAR-2018 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- 1 Mb or more  Location:  Godawari Botanical Garden, Nepal Elevation :  5000 ft. Date : 8 March 2013 Habit : Cultivated Evergreen Azalea (Rhododendron ‘Delaware Valley White’) ??  Is it correct in the FoI  as below? https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Short%20Fruited%20Azalea.html Google images show different images ! I […]

  Re: Rhododendron with white flower from Darjeeling Himalayas : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image. This photo was sent by a person from Kalimpong. He says this Rhododentron has white flowers Is it Rhododendron arboreum var. album Please identify it.

  Garden Plant for ID : San Francisco : 18NOV17 : AK-17 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Another plant from Golden Gate Park. Seen in Sept, 2014. Azalea or Rhododendron? I am confused between the two. I think Azalea is basically a Rhododendron. Pl. check on net Azalea was reclassified as Rhododendron. […]

  SK849 03 Nov-2017:ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)  Location: Thulo Phedi, Taplejung, Nepal Date: 18 April 2017 Altitude: 11000 ft.  Rhodendron … ??? Pl. check /species/a—l/e/ericaceae/rhododendron To me appears close to images at Rhododendron wightii as per comparative images at Rhododendron Pl. confirm. Thank you …! Nepali Name : राडु  Raadu  I consider it highly […]

  SK848 03 Nov-2017:ID : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Location: Thulo Phedi, Taplejung, Nepal Date: 18 April 2017 Altitude: 11000 ft.  Rhododendron …??? Pl. check /species/a—l/e/ericaceae/rhododendron To me appears closer to images at Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don as per comparative images at Rhododendron Pl. confirm. Sorry but the Rhododendron photographed at Thulo Phedi, Nepal […]

  Garden Plant for ID : San Francisco : 18NOV17 : AK-16 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Posting few more missed out earlier from my visit to California. Seen at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in Sept, 2014. Azalea Species? Some Azalea cultivar?  Not sure which it is but look […]

  Garden Plant for ID : San Francisco : 18NOV17 : AK-18 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) One more from Golden Gate Park seen in Sept,2014. Probably Azalea or Rhododendron again.  

  Ornamental Plant for ID : San Francisco : 15NOV17 : AK-10 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) This is a plant I missed out posting from my earlier visit. End of Sept, 2014. At the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Could be Protea Species? Magnolia?  Rhododendron sp. ?? Looks like a Rhododendron.   […]

  Rhododendron for ID :: Vienna :: EU-ARKNOV10 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4) This Rhododendron was seen in the Vienna castle nursery in May 2016. Requested to please ID it. Cant’ help I do not have expertise in cultivated species and cultivars of Rhododendrons plus have more than sufficient to do attempting to sort […]

  Plant for ID :: Vienna :: EU-ARKNOV15 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Again a rhododendron captured in the Vienna castle nursery in May 2016 (the last of this tour). Requested to please provide ID. Can’t help  

  Plant for ID-PC-12–7.10.2015 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) please identify the var. of Azelia/ Rhododendron from Uttarakhand. two different plants it seems first hopelessly out of focus second may be an evergreen azalea but some leaves yellowing  getting ready to drop … so may be a deciduous azalea and flowers dont […]