This species is little known and extremely rare. Visit the garden to see this precious rhododendron! Many more rhododendrons are in bloom as well. For more information on this species, see our New Introduction R. ochraceum page.
We have the exciting ‘Designer Genes’ hosta available in our nursery! Its incredible yellow-charteuse green leaves emerge from contrasting deep wine red shoots. Imagine this stunning hosta planted in a pot with the delicate fern Adiantum venustum and placed where you can admire it as you sip your ice tea this summer!
Early blooming rhododendrons such as R. dauricum, R. ririei, and R. moupinense are in bloom!
At the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden we offer classes for various ages. Currently our classes are held during our special events. Check out our current class list.
In January of 2012, the Federal Way area endured a severe ice storm, and the RSBG lost several trees and plants as a result. Here are a few of the pictures.
Conservatory Opening Aug 30, 2010 — After years of planning and fundraising, as well as months of construction and planting, RSBG will unveil the new Rutherford Conservatory, the latest addition to its multi-featured, research and education garden. The Rutherford Conservatory, named in honor of the late Francis C. Rutherford – long time RSBG member and […]
The cultivation of Rhododendron species introduced in the modern era of plant collecting, by Steve Hootman
How northern hemisphere geologic history and paleoclimate shaped the populations of Rhododendron macrophyllum and Rhododendron catawbiense, by Michelle Stitzer, Chuan Cao, and Benjamin Hall
People, plants, and places: Standish & Noble and James P.C.Russell, by John Hammond […]
Letters – Dr. M. L. A. Robinson and Philippe de Spoelberch
1997 Plant Hunting Expedition to West Bengal and Sikkim, India, by Steve Hootman
Sunningdale Nurseries in the 1950s: A view From the Bottom, by Alleyne Cook
A genetic comparison of eight Rhododendron macrophyllum populations in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, […]
Rhododendron vaseyi in the Southern Appalachians, by Donald W. Hyatt and George Keen McLellan
Some Thoughts on High Altitude Rhododendron Species, by P. L. Cunnington
The Story of the Rhododendron Species Collection in Windsor Great Park, by Mark Flanagan
The Back Roads of South-central Sichuan China – Spring 2007, by Garratt Richardson […]
Warren Berg—A Personal Remembrance, by Henry Schannen
Warren Berg’s Explorations in Asia, by Garratt Richardson
The Gorge of the Dulong, by Steve Hootman
Rhododendrons of the Philipines, by G.C.G. Argent
Rhododendron mendumiae and Some Other Philippine Introductions, by Bill Moyles […]
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Introduction by Steve Hootman and Rick Peterson
The Seven Sisters of India, by Steve Hootman
Rhododendron calendulaceum: Variations in the Wild, by Don Hyatt and
George Maclellan
Rhododendron Cultivars, Their Nomenclature and International
Registration, by Chris Brickell[…]
This was a combined effort on my part with two separate groups of friends and fellow plant hunters. The first portion was with Kelly Dodson, Sue Milliken, and Garratt Richardson. Among other things we were the first westerners to summit Mt. Saramati (12,600 ft.) in Nagaland, the highest peak in India outside of the […]
My third expedition to the Salween River region. Organized and led co-RSBG/Kunming Institute of Botany exploratory and plant hunting expedition to the legendary Dulong Gorge. With Jens Nielsen, Peter Wharton, et al. * Notable finds include: the Rhododendron species – martinianum, sanguineum ssp. didymium, species nova (ss. Boothia) and caesium; also Vaccinium gaultheriifolium, Vaccinium modestum, […]
