|blossom. It is quite hardy
| | |and very welcome. There is
| | |a form with deep rose
| | |flowers.
| | |
R. Rhodora |North America |Magenta- |Not much grown, but colour
(Rhodora | |purple; |probably not popular. It
canadensis) | |April |makes an upright deciduous
| | |shrub, 3 feet to 4 feet,
| | |slender, twiggy wood, and
| | |small ovate lanceolate
| | |leaves. Should have moist
| | |peaty soil. A failure on
| | |dry and sandy ground. Does
| | |not object to partial
| | |shade. Easily increased by
| | |seeds and layering.
| | |
R. Smirnowi |Caucasus |Crimson- |This has large flowers and
| |purple; |leaves, and, as recorded
| |3 inches |elsewhere, has founded a
| |across; |distinct race. It blooms
| |April and |freely when about a foot or
| |May |so high. The leaves are
| | |about 5 inches long, 2
| | |inches wide, and covered on
| | |underside with a soft white
| | |felt.
| | |
R. Thomsoni (see | | |
page 437) | | |
| | |
R. yunnanense |Yunnan; first |White, |This is an erect shrub,
|flowered at Kew |with |with glossy green leaves 2
|in 1899 |blood-red |to 2-1/2 inches wide. A
| |spots on |very useful shrub, and
| |upper