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| Rhododendron 'Charlotte
Hodgett' |
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| Of hybrid
origin. Rhododendron species are native to
North America, Asia, and Europe. |
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| Large specimen
of Charlotte Hodgett is located at top of stairs
from Neptune Terrace at the northeast corner of
C House. Dozens of Rhododendrons of many cultivars
are grown throughout the gardens, with flowers in
shades of white, pink, rose, purple, and red. |
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 Evergreen
shrub or small tree. Large, lance-shaped leaves
of leathery texture. Deep pink, bell-shaped
flowers in large clusters called "trusses." |
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| Rhododendron
is a huge genus with about 800 naturally occurring
species and more than 10,000 named cultivars.
Some of the cultivars from the historic period
(1919-1951) are: Blue Peter(1933), Sappho(1867),
and Pink Pearl(1897). The genus includes Azaleas
as well as what are popularly called Rhododendrons
. Azaleas have flowers that usually occur
singly or in small clusters, leaves that are
softer and smaller than Rhodies, and they
may or may not be deciduous. On the other
hand, Rhododendrons have flowers in large,
rounded clusters (trusses) at the end of branches,
leaves that are usually larger and more leathery
than Azaleas, and are always evergreen. "Rhododendron"
is Greek for "rose tree." |
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