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Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron, [2] California rosebay, [3] California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or big leaf rhododendron, is a large-leaved species of Rhododendron native to the Pacific Coast of North America. It is the state flower of Washington. [4]
The Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden (RSBG) on 22–24 acres is a nonprofit botanical garden specializing in rhododendrons in Federal Way, Washington. As of 2006 the Foundation's mission is devoted to the conservation, research, acquisition, evaluation, cultivation, public display, and distribution of rhododendron species.
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 majority of ornamental species from Rhododendron are native to East Asia, but most varieties cultivated today are hybrids. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Most rhododendrons grown in the United States are cultivated in the Pacific Northwest .
Rhododendron Lake is a lake located on Vancouver Island, Canada, east of South Englishman River and north west of Nanaimo Lakes. [1] Adjacent to the lake is a small grove of Pacific Rhododendron which is a rare plant on Vancouver Island .
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Rhododendron sect. Schlippenbachia T.Yamaz., 1996 Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion is a subsection of subgenus Azaleastrum in the genus Rhododendron . It comprises 16 species of deciduous shrubss native to East Asia and North America.
Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torrey.Tourbière du Lac-à-la-Tortue (fr), Quebec, Canada. The wild distribution of the rhodora begins at its easternmost extreme in Canada in Newfoundland and extends into eastern Ontario and the United States, where it has its most famous home in New England and also occurs naturally in New York, New Jersey, and at high altitudes in the Appalachian Mountains ...