Rhododendrons
One of my rhododendrons is in full bloom and today I am sharing 12 photos taken on July 1,
2015. Somebody has asked why it is such a strange shape so I will share a story
with you.
My wife bought this plant
nearly 15 years ago and I planted it in the yard of my old house. My son and his
wife bought that house and we built a smaller one next door and moved in 8 years
ago. Before we moved, someone hit that philodendron with a car and broke it in
half. It was only around 2 feet high then.
In early spring of 2012,
my son built a playground for his 2 kids and the rhododendron was taken out of the
ground and laid on the grass with some roots exposed. It was moved a couple of
times, but never replanted. It was nearly 14 months later that I decided to
plant it in my yard. I dug a hole, filled it with soil and compost and planted
it with the intention of digging it out the next year if it didn't grow. I was
pleased and surprised that it did grow and now, just 2 years later it has many
blooms! It is a very tough plant - hit by a car and out of the ground for over
a year and still living!
A few days ago I
photographed the blooms with bees going from flower to flower. Recently, I
watched a show about honeybees and Colony Collapse Syndrome and the expert
thought that bee colonies across North America were being decimated by
pesticides and a lack of natural habitat. I don't see many honeybees in
Newfoundland, but we do have lots of bumble bees which play a big part in
pollinating plants in this area.
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