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Just because the growing season is coming to an end doesn’t mean that your work in the garden is through. Many plants, trees, and shrubs require pruning during different times of the year so ...
Evergreen rhododendrons - large group of evergreen shrubs that vary greatly in size. Most rhododendron flowers are bell-shaped and have 10 stamens. Vireya rhododendrons: epiphytic tender shrubs [67] Azaleas – group of shrubs which have smaller and thinner leaves than evergreen rhododendrons. They are generally medium-sized shrubs with smaller ...
Different pruning techniques may be used on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping (by controlling or redirecting growth), improving or sustaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for transplanting, and both harvesting and ...
Rosebay rhododendron is a striking and aesthetically pleasing feature of mesic southern Appalachian forests. It is one of the largest and hardiest rhododendrons grown commercially. Several cultivars with white to purple flowers have been selected for the horticultural trade. [10]
Azaleas (/ ə ˈ z eɪ l i ə / ə-ZAY-lee-ə) are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsusi (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). ). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere), [1] their flowers often lasting several
Hymenanthes, with approximately 225 species, and subgenus Rhododendron, with approx. 400 species, comprise what gardeners typically describe as "Rhododendrons." Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera , which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi , which includes ...
The flowering season is from late February and to mid June, when countless flowers bloom to carpet the valley in multicolored hues of rainbow. [4] A tributary of the river Teesta flows past the valley and the town of Lachung, the nearest inhabited centre. Yumthang is closed between December and March due to heavy snowfall.
Rhododendron arboreum from Fyson [5]. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum has leaves with cinnamon-brown hairs beneath; Flower of Rhododendron arboreum from Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim, India Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum rare ssp from the highlands of Sri Lanka, named after Zeilan, the name used by Arabian traders to refer to Sri Lanka