It is hard to know where to start with Rhododendrons and the 850+ species. Perhaps a good book will help the beginner get an overview. Failing that there is membership of the RHS specialist section The Rhododendron, Camellia & Magnolia Group.
www.rhodogroup-rhs.org/ This society controls ‘The International Rhododendron Register and Checklist’ of the named 29,000 +varieties, cultivars and group names.
Gardenerstips
- Look out for plants with the Award of Garden Merit including the following Lepidote species Augustinii, Edgeworthii, Keiskei, Racemosum and Yunnanense.
- Elepidote species are generally larger and AGM’s include Niveum, Morii, Fluvum, Arboreum and Decorum.
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