1974/008 ‘Midwinter” Berg (-25\R1\5). Red-purple flowers on this AM and FCC form. Our earliest-blooming rhododendron, typically in early January. Tough, hardy, and very floriferous.
R. dauricum ‘Midwinter’
R. stenophyllum–in bloom in the Rutherford Conservatory
R. goodenoughii–in bloom in the Rutherford Conservatory
R. goodenoughii is blooming in the Rutherford Conservatory. It was named after Goodenough Island in Papua New Guinea where this plant comes from.
R. himantodes–in bloom in the Rutherford Conservatory
R. ochraceum–in bloom at the RSBG
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.