Rhododendron in Bloom

The rhododendrons bloomed this week! Ours are purple, as are all the ones I’ve noticed in this area. They are supposed to be “deer resistant”, but as you can see by the lack of flowers on the bottom, our bushes are apparently more tasty than they are supposed to be. The little rhododendron above this one (which I didn’t take a picture of) got stripped completely! And we didn’t even have a bad winter!

Anyway, next winter we have to do better with deer guard. We tried wire fence, but I don’t think it was secure enough.

On a separate, but related, note, I didn’t realize that rhododendrons come in different colors. This weekend, while visiting one of my BFFs Elena in Massachusetts, I saw them in PINK!

Since then, I’ve seen them in different shades of purple, pink and white (I guess I’ve been on alert, and it helps they are in bloom). I didn’t realize I was so oblivious to the other colors before. Also, azaleas are actually a type of rhododendron, too! I had no idea that Rhododendron covered so many variety of plants. Amazing.

May 17, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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