Agapetes
Narcissus cyclamineus
Camellia grisjii
R. lanigerum
Large rounded evergreen shrubs with pale tomentose branches. The dark and shiny leaves have a woolly whitish to fawn indumentum on their undersides. The flowers emerge from the most amazing-looking large buds in early spring. The fuzzy overlapping scales of the buds give the appearance of some strange small pineapple and provide a great show […]
Helleborus
Shortia galacifolia
R. veitchianum
Large and vigorous, but often compact-growing shrubs with smooth and shiny reddish brown bark. The large fragrant flowers are white, often with a yellow blotch and typically frilled or wavy along the outer part of the lobes. Quite variable in terms of blooming season and requiring excellent drainage. Native to S Burma, Laos, Thailand and […]
R. strigillosum
One of the finest species in the genus. Very large, deep red flowers with black nectar pouches in early spring. The leaves are stunning – deep green in color and quite long with very bristly petioles and margins. A superb foliage plant with equally impressive flowers. This species is best in shade to light shade […]
R. beanianum
Rounded evergreen shrubs with ascending bristly branches. Very attractive foliage, shiny and rugulose on the upper surface, with a thick cinnamon brown indumentum on the lower. The fleshy bell-shaped flowers (late winter to mid-spring) are deep red or scarlet to carmine. One of the first species to bloom in the garden each year. This species […]
R. arboreum
1964/118 LEO (0\R1\6). Rose (55A) in bud, opening to rose (55B) flowers with darker pink flecks and basal blotching. One of the most amazing flowers in the collection. Large evergreen shrubs or trees, often growing to 100 ft. in the wild, (hence its name, meaning “tree-like”) but rarely over 40 ft. in cultivation. The flowers […]
Mother’s Day Feature : R. williamsianum
Rhododendron williamsianum is one of the finest, easiest and most attractive of all species. Rounded leaves, bronzy new growth and delicate rose, bell-shaped flowers on this form from the collection at Caerhays. Easy in sun or shade and relatively drought tolerant once established, this is one of the best all-around species for general garden […]
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New: Chirita, Briggsia, & more
Chirita, Briggsia and other genera in the Gesneriaceae The Gesneriaceae (African Violet family) is a large and diverse group of plants in which I have recently taken an interest. Specifically, I have been studying and collecting the various relatively hardy genera to be found growing in the temperate and subtropical regions of the Sino-Himalaya, often […]
New: R. excellens
New: R. ochraceum
Rhododendron ochraceum SEH#080 This red-flowered species is considered by many to be one of the finest of the myriad of new Rhododendron introductions in the modern era of plant hunting. It was introduced into general cultivation in 1995 when Peter Cox and I found it in the Jin Pin Mountains of southern Sichuan Province, […]