tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post2459548146436749367..comments2024-02-22T10:37:49.541+00:00Comments on John Grimshaw's Garden Diary: Rhododendron thomsoniiJohn Grimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-64890257302722744312014-04-22T19:52:10.604+01:002014-04-22T19:52:10.604+01:00There are a couple of good specimens growing in Br...There are a couple of good specimens growing in Branklyn Garden here in Perth. I even saw one red bloom at the beginning of Dec and they are flowering really well at the moment. I find its seed heads and bark to be just as impressive as those lovely flowers.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-55506748629348734902014-03-28T19:56:23.095+00:002014-03-28T19:56:23.095+00:00Good news, I will track one down at The RSF! The ...Good news, I will track one down at The RSF! The L&S form was showing colour here two weeks ago. That is until the massive storm roared through here in the past two days. This may be the first year it has ever been frosted. No complaints though, it has plenty of other features to love.<br /><br /><br />johnw in coastal Nova Scotianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-25195260597245532852014-03-24T21:17:16.137+00:002014-03-24T21:17:16.137+00:00Yes, John W, this has a nice green calyx.
Yes, John W, this has a nice green calyx.<br />John Grimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-32652583337872204312014-03-23T13:43:32.205+00:002014-03-23T13:43:32.205+00:00We grow R. thomsonii McBeath1279 - a most excellen...We grow R. thomsonii McBeath1279 - a most excellent plant - the trunks are as decorative as the fanciest Eucalypt. Foliage is a delight at any stage and the flowers (- with red, un-lobed calyces, I'm afraid, JohnW) are large , approx. 8cms long and 8cms wide at the mouth and of a good substance. The only "fault" it has is that the pedicels of the blooms are extremely fragile in the first few days of opening and, since this usually coincides with some very windy ( even gale force!) weather here - it can happen that there are more flowers on the ground than on the plant. Even with that caveat, it is still a magnificent plant in this garden near the coast of NE Scotland. It has been a pleasure to read of the Ray Wood resident thomsonii. <br />MY.Margaret Younghttp://www.internationalrockgardener.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-50101550066718028232014-03-23T00:10:14.884+00:002014-03-23T00:10:14.884+00:00We are lucky to be able to grow thomsonii on the m...We are lucky to be able to grow thomsonii on the mild coasts here. The L&S form is particularly tough but I would dearly love one with a green calyx. Is the Hooker form with a green calyx? The green clayx seems to make the red stand out to my eye more prominently. Nice to know these famous old plants are being propagated.johnw in coastal Nova Scotianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-73340318315267534672014-03-22T21:49:46.655+00:002014-03-22T21:49:46.655+00:00It is impossible to say which is the most beautifu...It is impossible to say which is the most beautiful Rhododendron, but this one ranks among the top for me. Of course it's not hardy where I am.Paulnoreply@blogger.com