Rhododendrons 2016

[birck j c]

Hej Steve

My pronum grow happily  in pure peat together with Lewisia tweedyi
Had to remove 1/3 of the plant growing into the lawn,
was send to Hachmann nurs. as scions.

jens

[Steve Garvie]

Hej Steve

My pronum grow happily  in pure peat together with Lewisia tweedyi
Had to remove 1/3 of the plant growing into the lawn,
was send to Hachmann nurs. as scions.

jens

Thanks Jens.
My plant has excellent drainage -perhaps too good. Could the die-back be due to episodes of dryness of the rootball (all the dieback is on the periphery of the plant)?
Would top-dressing with pure peat help?

[birck j c]

Pure peat mavbe
Here a 12 yrs  old photo
as  You can see tweedyi is long lived too!

jens

[birck j c]

Just to show how nicely roxieanum can be grown

at Nivågård park, Denmark

jens

[johnw]

How clever to grow them on that berm, certainly assures A1 drainage and keeps the tanks at bay.


john

[Maggi Young]

I've seen rhodos grown in that way  on Speyside and the poor things were suffering dreadfully.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha' is flowering again.

[johnw]

Shocking!  The first bud on proteoides x pronum after a mere 18 years. I'd have expected one in about 25 years.


johnw

[Hoy]

Shocking!  The first bud on proteoides x pronum after a mere 18 years. I'd have expected one in about 25 years.


johnw

Well, although this was very quick I am not sure I will plant one. If I have to wait even as short time as 18 years I have probably forgotten what I am waiting for

[TC]

 I look wistfully at my proteoides Ascreavie vainly waiting on flower buds.  If it takes 20+years to flower I will be due my telegram from the Queen before it flowers!  Probably it is something to plant for your grandchildren.

[birck j c]

In the wild they are willing to flower
A + B  are from Yunnan 4100 meter
C  cw Svend Hansen 99-35 . seedling that flower after 14 years 

D   But dont despair , the new foliage is better than some flowers.

jens

[johnw]

Wow, proteoides 99-35 has a superb flower and worth the wait. Svend must be very happy with that one.


johnw

[Hoy]

I discovered suddenly that Rh. campylogynum Crem Bodnant Red was in flower!

[johnw]

I've always had the feeling 'Bodnant Red' was a hybrid.  I wonder what Jens thinks?


johnw

[birck j c]

Yes John maybe , was there a baileyi close by.

jens