Rhododendron... every garden should have some

[arisaema]

I've been out collecting seeds again, can anyone help me identify these?

Tianchi Lake, Shangri-La, Yunnan - Rh. rupicola ssp. rupicola, I presume?




Pianma pass, Liuku, Nujiang, Yunnan, around 3000m altitude:

[arisaema]

...and two from Cangshan, Dali, Yunnan, around 3300-3400m altitude. Probably the same species? I should have looked more closely at my own pictures, not the same species!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rhododendron radians today.

[Maggi Young]

Are you going to try to be a humming bird to pollinate that cute Vireya, Ralph?

[birck j c]

Pictures from Dali

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birck

[johnralphcarpenter]

Are you going to try to be a humming bird to pollinate that cute Vireya, Ralph?

Sadly, I think my tongue is not long enough...

[johnralphcarpenter]

Pictures from Dali

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birck

Where's the picture?

[johnw]

Where's the picture?

Post 661 - first picture.

[johnw]

Diane  - We see cactorum here on plants in very dry spots due to greedy tree roots.  Then when a really wet stretch comes those damaged feeder roots set off the process.  Some of the small-leafed lepidotes can be especially susceptible yet those growing out of the cracks of rocks tolerate that just fine.  Basically cactorum here is caused by an unsuitable site, once - if dealt with promptly -  corrected all's fine. Not so w. cinnamoni.

Glynn  - Hopefully you can salvage this but November would be too late here to take drastic action.

johnw - +13c

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rhododendron radians is proving to be very floriferous, and with an exotic scent.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rhododendron christi Sandham 6186 in the polytunnel today.

[Lesley Cox]

Are you going to try to be a humming bird to pollinate that cute Vireya, Ralph?

You could use a little piece of a furry plant such as a whipcord Helichrysum, tied to a very fine wire of the right length, inserted gently, fed in and wiggled about. It's how a local alpine nursery lady does long necked flowers, successfully. Rather in the manner of a colonoscopy or an angiogram. (Such things have been on my mind lately. )

[Maggi Young]

What a clever trick for an aid to pollination, but  -  Lesley, if anyone, even with a badge saying "doctor" comes anywhere near you with a helichrysum on a wire - RUN FOR THE HILLS!! 

[Lesley Cox]

Maggi I'm not sure whether the "doctor" or whether Roger and I should run for the hills. I'm at a loss to think of anything else that can go wrong at present! One good thing, none of our assorted health problems has been infectious or contagious so no one else has been harmed in the making of our situation. And another even better thing - we have a gardener!!! Because we are now in our dotage and with ongoing health issues to boot, we are able to get financial help to employ a gardener, for 6 hours a week. It will make a tremendous difference especially as Roger can't do lawns now and the heavier stuff. We've found a suitable contender and she starts next Tuesday.

[Maggi Young]

At last some better news for your situation, Lesley-  the arrival of some garden help will make a huge difference to you. I'm so pleased to hear you've been able to get this assistance.