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Pink-Flowered Rhododendrons III

Posted on May 4, 2015 by soulofagardener

Rhododendron ‘Fantastica’ (‘Mars’ x ‘Koichiro Wada’) – A bicolor rhododendron with prolific trusses of deep rose pink flowers with a white throat and faint green spotting. The dark green tapered leaves have a reverse of white indumentum. ‘Fantastica’ is also an … Continue reading →

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A Rhododendron Sampler

Posted on April 30, 2015 by soulofagardener

Rhododendron ‘Goldkrone’ (syn. ‘Gold Crown’) ([R. wardii x ‘Alice Street’] x ‘Hachmann’s Marina’) – A Hachmann’s hybrid with tight trusses of 16-18 blooms. The individual flowers are a pale yellow (some say yellowish-green) with light red spotting. This RHS Award of … Continue reading →

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A Camellia Sampler

Posted on March 9, 2015 by soulofagardener

Camellia x ‘Nicky Crisp’ – A hybrid Camellia with smaller semi-double pale pink (violet-pink when opening) blooms with yellow stamens showing when mature. It has a compact growth habit, making it useful for smaller urban gardens and for growing in containers. … Continue reading →

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Mountain Laurel III / Kalmia latifolia

Posted on July 22, 2014 by soulofagardener

Kalmia latifolia ‘Richard Jaynes’ – A compact growing Mountain Laurel with pleated deep raspberry buds that open to clear pink blooms with a lighter center and a red eye zone. It features glossy green foliage that is quite thick and … Continue reading →

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Mountain Laurel II / Kalmia latifolia

Posted on June 22, 2014 by soulofagardener

Kalmia latifolia ‘Galaxy’ – This unique hybrid (bred by Dick Jaynes) has star-shaped five-petaled flowers that are white to pale pink with contrasting burgundy markings. ‘Galaxy’ blooms from May to June and is reliably evergreen. Like all Mountain Laurels it … Continue reading →

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Native Plants of British Columbia

Posted on May 20, 2014 by soulofagardener

Kalmia microphylla – The Western Bog Laurel is a sparsely branched evergreen shrub usually found in acidic bogs or moist alpine meadows. The tiny pink flowers are held terminally and emerge from pleated buds – these are produced from May … Continue reading →

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Evergreen Shrubs

Posted on December 6, 2013 by soulofagardener

Ceanothus x veitchianus – This California Lilac is a cross between Ceanothus griseus and C. rigidus. It bears small clusters of fragrant blue flowers from mid to late spring, with sporadic blooms in summer. It is an evergreen shrub with … Continue reading →

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Flowering & Tea Camellias

Posted on December 1, 2013 by soulofagardener

Camellia japonica ‘Prince Eugene Napoleon’ (syn. ‘Pope Pius IX’) – This Japanese Camellia bears 3 to 4″ wide formal double blooms of bright cherry red. These are produced over glossy deep green foliage on an evergreen shrub that prefers moisture … Continue reading →

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Exotic-Looking Vines

Posted on September 4, 2013 by soulofagardener

Billardiera longiflora – With common names such as Purple Apple Berry and Climbing Blueberry, it is not hard to discern that the metallic purplish-blue fruits are the main attraction. This Australian native bears fragrant greenish-cream bell-shaped flowers in summer. It … Continue reading →

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Mountain Laurel / Kalmia latifolia

Posted on May 19, 2013 by soulofagardener

Kalmia latifolia  ‘Olympic Fire’ – This native of the eastern United States is often mistaken for Rhododendron until it flowers – when the clusters of highly ribbed red buds open to structured five sided pale pink blooms. It flowers from … Continue reading →

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