tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post9123500209741280572..comments2023-10-05T07:49:56.593-04:00Comments on The Midnight Garden: Rhododendrons on DisplayGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-25056834903333002972008-05-29T12:04:00.000-04:002008-05-29T12:04:00.000-04:00Hi Don!! Thanks for stopping by to bring some enl...Hi Don!! Thanks for stopping by to bring some enlightenment! I love the "alien"--what a refreshing change in form from so many of its rhodo brethren!<BR/><BR/>It's a most beautiful garden. This was my first visit, but I'm hoping it won't be my last!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-56515664195520626932008-05-29T11:34:00.000-04:002008-05-29T11:34:00.000-04:00Your picture of the "alien looking plant" is indee...Your picture of the "alien looking plant" is indeed a rhododendron. It is a species (found in the wild as opposed to being hybrid cross) and is called R. stenopetalum. The more common name that is used widely is R. linearifolium, but that was changed by someone several years ago.<BR/>Nice images, by the way.<BR/>Don, American Rhododendron SocietyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860824381710003377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-89204559844182573112008-05-29T00:34:00.000-04:002008-05-29T00:34:00.000-04:00I want to be a plant nut someday.Thanks, Jeremy, f...I want to be a plant nut someday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Jeremy, for the introduction. This is looking like a decent match to crepe myrtle photos I'm finding online for comparison. 250 varieties!<BR/><BR/>There seems to be some discussion about whether it's "crepe" or "crape"...but that's half the fun of the common names!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-5299717938947680852008-05-28T22:22:00.000-04:002008-05-28T22:22:00.000-04:00I know what you mean about not being an expert. M...I know what you mean about not being an expert. My father is an expert, he is a plant nut and used to own a garden center. I always wish that I could know an iota of what he knows. <BR/><BR/>Could that tree be a variety of crepe myrtle. Just a thought, I might be way off but figured I'd throw it out there. Happy gardening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com