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johnw
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:37 pm Posts: 240 Location: Halifax, NS
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Re: Rhododendron rex
We got to 30c yesterday and I wondered about scorching on the big-leafers on the US eastern seabord where temps were so much higher. The temp here quickly dropped to 9c overnight and it's a chilly 15c (about 59F) today.
I guess that galactinum is too over-loaded with Grandia and Falconera to handle that kind of heat. Sort of a catch 22 as more shade means less chance of budding.
Rather strange to be standing in 30c looking this afternoon at a friend's pronum, one of the notorious heat & humidty haters.
john
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johnw
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:37 pm Posts: 240 Location: Halifax, NS
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Re: Rhododendron rex
The big Rhododendron rex ssp. rex in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia being dug last May for the move to the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens an hour or more away.
Originally grown as (rex ssp.) fictolacteum KW #4509 that code was later determined to be rex ssp. rex.
john
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themes
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:42 am Posts: 2148 Location: birmingham, UK
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Beautiful indumentum. I've seen some wonderful Arizelum with similar undersides. Orgasmic
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Mo
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Tim B
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:56 pm Posts: 417 Location: Seekonk, Massachusetts USA, USDA zone 6b
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Nice rex specimen John! I hope she survives the move.
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Tim B
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:56 pm Posts: 417 Location: Seekonk, Massachusetts USA, USDA zone 6b
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Nice form of R. Hardy Giant x macabeanum, ARS seed #2014-188 N. Beaudry
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Anne Rhody
Joined: Mon May 30, 2016 3:16 am Posts: 195 Location: Missouri USA
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Rhododendron rex
Very nice, Tim. Thanks for posting the photo.
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themes
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:42 am Posts: 2148 Location: birmingham, UK
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Yet another victim of photobucket Photo's in dribs and drabs Taliense sbec 0350 earlier this year. I think wooly dane takes from this. Macabeanum new leaves Hydon velvet and campanulatum ssp aeruginosum Silver velours in hypertufa planter. Cowslip in foreground
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Mo
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Tim B
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:56 pm Posts: 417 Location: Seekonk, Massachusetts USA, USDA zone 6b
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Great photos Mo!
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Anne Rhody
Joined: Mon May 30, 2016 3:16 am Posts: 195 Location: Missouri USA
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Rhododendron rex
Excellent photos, Mo - especially the macabeanum.
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themes
Joined: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:42 am Posts: 2148 Location: birmingham, UK
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Clementinae
Flinckii
Bureavii x pachysanthum. A branch fell on it last year and had dissected it, hence the close up
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Mo
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Anne Rhody
Joined: Mon May 30, 2016 3:16 am Posts: 195 Location: Missouri USA
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Rhododendron rex
Very nice Rhododendrons, Mo.
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johnw
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:37 pm Posts: 240 Location: Halifax, NS
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Re: Rhododendron rex
From Jens Birck's Copenhagen garden today, 'Great Dane' selfed. 'Great Dane' is (yakushiumanum FCC x rex ex Tue Jorgeson) so this is the F2. A volunteer in his garden. We have the back-cross 'Great Dane' x rex ex Tue Jorgeson which are also fine-looking plants.
Our rex back-crosses are flushing again, cool and moist enough for that, we may just get a third flush this year as a July flush is usual.
john - +17c & overcast.
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Anne Rhody
Joined: Mon May 30, 2016 3:16 am Posts: 195 Location: Missouri USA
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Rhododendron rex
John W. - excellent. Are these Rhododendrons in Jens Birck's garden or your garden? Thank you.
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Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:28 am |
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johnw
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:37 pm Posts: 240 Location: Halifax, NS
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Re: Rhododendron rex
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johnw
Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:37 pm Posts: 240 Location: Halifax, NS
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Re: Rhododendron rex
Mo - Here two plants from clementinae seed collected at Glendoick in 1981.
This big one is clearly a clementinae hybrid, 2 pix.
And this is the true clementinae, a bit of luck to get a pure clementinae.
Sorry to hear about your bureavii x pachysanthum and hope you can nurse it back to health. Should be spectacular.
john - +18c & overcast.
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