R. veitchianum web specialNative to southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Vietnam), this member of the R. maddenii family of rhododendrons is highly FRAGRANT, however also very tender, only to 20 deg. F. The shrub will have peeling cinnamon colored bark and blooms in April, perfuming the entire area. Some collectors grow this plant outside in summer, but inside a greenhouse in winter. The flowers are quite large, 4 inches or more across with a strong yellow blotch. We
this form of Swiss Stone Pine draws people as they want to touch it
This variety
supplies are limited and we are working on it
it grows smaller than the species
will eventually be 5 ft tall and wide and having very attractive variegated foliage
It is a Greenwood hybrid and was developed in the 1960's in Canby
Because it is still in the trade today is because it has proven itself to be a worthwhile hybrid to grow
The white bracts cover the tree in summer
but when it is in flower
This easy-to-grow azalea thrives in partial shade and moist
handsome variegated foliage
adding to the beauty of this shrub