Rhododendron Splendor
May 1, 2012
View from under a rhododendron, Washington Park Arboretum
“The world looks quite different if you view it, calmly and objectively, from the shelter of a large rhododendron blossom, with a sort of scarlet tent over your head, and a speckled rug under your feet — though it is rather alarming when bumble-bees, the size of bullocks, peer in at the entrance, and buzz like sirens.”
— Beverley Nichols, Sunlight on the Lawn
Rhododendron
Rhododendron, Washington Park Arboretum
Rhododendron, Washington Park Arboretum
Rhododendron, Washington Park Arboretum
Rhododendron "Decorum" bud, Washington Park Arboretum
Some rhododendron petals are huge!
My neighbor's rhododendron bush
Rhododendron in the morning light
Rosemary's Blog 
May 1, 2012 at 6:16 am
As much as I love Fall and Winter, there is nothing like Spring and the gifts it brings
May 1, 2012 at 9:39 am
Yes, the blooming and color is almost overwhelming!
May 1, 2012 at 7:42 am
If this post doesn’t say Pacific Northwest, nothing does!! Very nice photos of our state shrub! I like the lemon, yellow one backlit with the soft “lemon light” I am down to 14 Rhodys in my yard and am awaiting their show…any day now!!
May 1, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Oh how beautiful Rosemary. I love Rhododendrons. Your neighbors is my favorite. Just lovely.
May 1, 2012 at 5:10 pm
One of the things I miss about the PNW is the luminous rhododendron.
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