Rhododendrons International - Volume 6, 2021, Part 2

This sixth volume contains a series of articles originally published in the Journal American Rhododendron Society that describe most of the species in many of the lepidote, elepidote and evergreen azalea subsections more available and commonly cultivated. [...] Each article contains a brief summary about the cultural potential and characteristics of the species in a different taxonomic grouping, their general identifying taxonomic features and cultural aspects, characteristics and a truss image, and identification of those species most available and having the greatest cultural potential. [...] With over 1000 species in the genus Rhododendron, and their habitats ranging from the arctic to alpine areas to the tropics, there is great opportunity for virtually everyone to grow species rhododendrons. [...] The outside of the flowers is covered with gland-tipped hairs and the flowers are fragrant with a sweet, musky or lemony odour. [...] Subsection Taliensia in the Section Ponticum Subgenus Hymenanthes (Modified from the Journal American Rhododendron Society 73: Spring 2019) Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron, with a widespread distribution in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.