Stiffly upright shrubs with broadly lanceolate, rigid and shiny leaves. The showy white flowers (late spring to early summer) are almost flat in shape with reddish flecks. A distinct and easily grown species with unusual stiff foliage and saucer-shaped flowers late in the season. Only known from a few mountains in NE Yunnan where it […]
Video: Federal Way Rhododendron Garden-Best Collection in the World
Uploaded to YouTube by pnwlocalnews on Apr 21, 2010. They call him Plant Hunter. Steve Hootman has been at the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden for 18 years. In those years, he has traveled all over the world, bringing back seeds from rhododendrons found only in the wild. And by wild, that means climbing […]
Press Release Sept 2012
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Speaker 2012-“Growing Garden Ferns”
During Fall Festival we will be offering some free, instructional seminars. Friday, Oct. 26th – Fern Day 1:00 pm “Growing Garden Ferns” by John van den Meerendonk
Speaker 2012-“Bonsai Rock Planting”
During Fall Festival we will be offering some free, instructional seminars. Sunday, Oct. 21 – Bonsai Day 2:00 pm “Bonsai Rock Planting” by Dave De Groot
“Best Rhodys from Around the World”
Speaker 2012: During Fall Festival we will be offering some free, instructional seminars. Saturday, Oct. 20 International Plant Day & Sale 1:00 pm “Best Rhodys from Around the World” by Dennis Bottemiller
Gallery – Autumn in the Garden
Rhododendron Care Sheet
Download Rhododendron Care Sheet Species Rhododendron Culture Care Sheet (rh-01) For more information visit the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden Gift Shop for a complete line of books on rhododendrons and other plants. Culture and care may vary depending on the extremes of your climate. Please join us! Become a member of the Rhododendron Species […]
Pleione Orchids Care
Pleione, a plant with the magic name ORCHID, can be grown outdoors in mild-winter areas. Pleione orchids are hardy to about +5°F and, with snow or mulch, will probably withstand lower temperatures. Pleiones can also be grown in the average home with the right conditions and are often called “Window Sill Orchids.” Pleiones are native […]
Unique foliage – Rhododendron taxifolium
Here’s a photo of Rhododendron taxifolium, a recent introduction into cultivation from its only known native locale on a single mountaintop on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It’s considered an extremely endangered species due to human activities and may now be extinct in the wild. See it thriving in the Rutherford Conservatory, not […]
2012 Fall Catalog is here!
Our 2012 FALL Catalog Order forms We provide the finest and largest selection of documented and verified as true-to-name clones of Rhododendron species in North America. Our ever-expanding collection of “companion plants” provides the opportunity to acquire an outstanding range of rare and hard to find treasures selected from around the world.
Featured Nursery – June 2012
Rhododendron Species, Vol 7, 2012
ARTICLES INCLUDE: Hunting the Elusive Bigfoot of China by Steve Hootman Rhododendron pangearum (Ericaceae) : A New Species from India by A.A. Mao ad M Bhaumik More than the Sum of its Parts by Elaine Sedlack Prince Peter Wolknonsky by The Lay Anne Berry Rhododendron Hunting in the Hills of Kurunk Kumey District of the […]
2012 Fall Foliage Festival
Hardy Fern Foundation
Hardy Fern Foundation The primary study garden is located at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, Washington. The Hardy Fern Foundation is affiliated with research plantings and displays at botanical gardens, arboreta and related public institutions throughout North America.