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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
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http://www.paghat.com/images/rhodywhite_mar.jpg Here are some specifics that may help someone identify which kind of white rhody this might be: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. All the rhodies taken from the old garden where I got this one have been fairly common varieties, nothing obscure, so this one's probably common as well. Any ideas which it might be? -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
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"Stephen M. Henning" wrote: (paghat) wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This sounds like a PJM. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. -paghat -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
"paghat" wrote in message news In article , "Stephen M. Henning" wrote: (paghat) wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This sounds like a PJM. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. -paghat Could it be 'Snow Lady'? It fits all your descriptors, but was difficult to find a good photo on the web. Try a google image search and see how close it might be. FWIW, mine, now in bloom, looks very much like yours - single white trumpets in loose groupings of 1-4 or 5, a compact but open form and smallish leaves. pam - gardengal |
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"Pam - gardengal" wrote:
"paghat" wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. Could it be 'Snow Lady'? It fits all your descriptors, but was difficult to find a good photo on the web. Try a google image search and see how close it might be. FWIW, mine, now in bloom, looks very much like yours - single white trumpets in loose groupings of 1-4 or 5, a compact but open form and smallish leaves. This matches very well. Apparently it is propular in Europe. There are poor pictures of snow lady at: http://www.esveld.nl/htmldia/r/rhslad.htm and http://www.grinderslev.dk/datasets/p...enavn=Rhododen dron%20'Snow%20Lady' and http://members.tripod.com/~klok/Rhod...onSep1999.html At http://www.suncrestnurseries.com/des...dodendron.html it is described as: Snow Lady¹ . A bushy dwarf selection, growing around 3' tall. It has soft, densely hairy 2-3" leaves and tightly clustered, broad-petalled, pure white blossoms with a delightful fragrance. Very easy to grow, and hardy to 10 oF or less. [Its registration says: Seed Parent x Pollen Parent:* leucaspis x ciliatum?* Flower Color:* White* Flower / Truss Description:* Flower pure white. Held in lax trusses of 2-5. Buds well in shade.* Bloom Time:* Early* Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs:* 3* Cold Hardiness Temperatu* 0°F* ( -18°C) Foliage Description / Plant Habit:* Hairy leaves are very glossy.* Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):* L* Hybridizer:* Lancaster* Registration Reference:* RHS 58* http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionH_new.asp?ID=692 ] -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhody.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhodybooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
"Pam - gardengal" wrote:
"paghat" wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. Could it be 'Snow Lady'? It fits all your descriptors, but was difficult to find a good photo on the web. Try a google image search and see how close it might be. FWIW, mine, now in bloom, looks very much like yours - single white trumpets in loose groupings of 1-4 or 5, a compact but open form and smallish leaves. This matches very well. Apparently it is propular in Europe. There are poor pictures of snow lady at: http://www.esveld.nl/htmldia/r/rhslad.htm and http://www.grinderslev.dk/datasets/p...enavn=Rhododen dron%20'Snow%20Lady' and http://members.tripod.com/~klok/Rhod...onSep1999.html At http://www.suncrestnurseries.com/des...dodendron.html it is described as: Snow Lady¹ . A bushy dwarf selection, growing around 3' tall. It has soft, densely hairy 2-3" leaves and tightly clustered, broad-petalled, pure white blossoms with a delightful fragrance. Very easy to grow, and hardy to 10 oF or less. [Its registration says: Seed Parent x Pollen Parent:* leucaspis x ciliatum?* Flower Color:* White* Flower / Truss Description:* Flower pure white. Held in lax trusses of 2-5. Buds well in shade.* Bloom Time:* Early* Height (ft.) in 10 Yrs:* 3* Cold Hardiness Temperatu* 0°F* ( -18°C) Foliage Description / Plant Habit:* Hairy leaves are very glossy.* Elepidote (E) or Lepidote (L):* L* Hybridizer:* Lancaster* Registration Reference:* RHS 58* http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionH_new.asp?ID=692 ] -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhody.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhodybooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
In article 29Z7c.75841$po.630486@attbi_s52, "Pam - gardengal"
wrote: "paghat" wrote in message news In article , "Stephen M. Henning" wrote: (paghat) wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This sounds like a PJM. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. -paghat Could it be 'Snow Lady'? It fits all your descriptors, but was difficult to find a good photo on the web. Try a google image search and see how close it might be. FWIW, mine, now in bloom, looks very much like yours - single white trumpets in loose groupings of 1-4 or 5, a compact but open form and smallish leaves. pam - gardengal That certainly seems to be it. Thanks so much! Maybe it shouldn't be so important to name these things since they're just as lovely either way, but I love to know the specifics so I can look up hybrid histories & envision environments around the world for a hybrid shrub's heritage. "Snow Lady" for instance is half a high-mountain shrub of Yunnan China; I like knowing that about it. -paghat -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Do You Recognize This Rhododendron??
In article 29Z7c.75841$po.630486@attbi_s52, "Pam - gardengal"
wrote: "paghat" wrote in message news In article , "Stephen M. Henning" wrote: (paghat) wrote: 1) Trumpets are singles, a bit more than one-inch each, in small trusses of two or four trumpets 2) Early flowering (late March & early April) 3) Small elongated evergreen leaves 4) Shrub has upright habit, open, semi-dwarf (it's four feet tall, but is probably no less than 15 years old) 5) Doesn't show very well in this photo, but the very tippy-tip of each anther is magenta-pink. 6) Fluffy buds are greenish white but open pure white & just slightly wrinkly. This sounds like a PJM. This shrub turns neither maroon nor coppery in winter, but stays green. "PJM White" also starts with a pinkish bud that opens white instead of a greenish white bud that opens white. It does somewhat resemble a small-leaf Mezzitt of some kind, but I may have to resign myself to never knowing exactly what it is, too few distinguishing factors other than blooming a bit earlier than most smaller leafed white trumpet-singles. -paghat Could it be 'Snow Lady'? It fits all your descriptors, but was difficult to find a good photo on the web. Try a google image search and see how close it might be. FWIW, mine, now in bloom, looks very much like yours - single white trumpets in loose groupings of 1-4 or 5, a compact but open form and smallish leaves. pam - gardengal That certainly seems to be it. Thanks so much! Maybe it shouldn't be so important to name these things since they're just as lovely either way, but I love to know the specifics so I can look up hybrid histories & envision environments around the world for a hybrid shrub's heritage. "Snow Lady" for instance is half a high-mountain shrub of Yunnan China; I like knowing that about it. -paghat -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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