On 18/04/2014 09:10, Emery Davis wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:11:05 +0100, rbel wrote:

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Beautiful leaves even on their own, though.

Here Acer sterculiaceum ssp sterculiaceum, another Himalayan plant, also
bloomed for the first time this year. Unfortunately this reveals it as
male, but such is chance! I don't know about Rhodos, but maples set
flowers in fall; so the winter probably doesn't have much to do with it.

I think that's true of many spring-flowering plants. Most certainly R.
yakushimanum and other rhodos have fat flower buds ready to overwinter
by late October.

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Jeff