Wild Rhododendron. Rhododendron ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ə n from ancient greek ῥόδον rhódon rose and δένδρον déndron tree is a genus of 1 024 species of woody plants in the heath family ericaceae either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in asia although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the pacific northwest california the northeastern. Sadly its rather nasty habit of taking over is causing grief to many native species by shading them out and growing all over their natural habitats.
Rhododendron a well known sight particularly in the west of ireland is an undeniably handsome plant. Rhododendron x superponticum causes problems in the wild in acid woodland and heathland. The vast majority of rhododendron species are native to the eastern himalaya and southeast tibet along with the islands of java sumatra borneo new guinea and the philippines.
Rhododendron ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ə n from ancient greek ῥόδον rhódon rose and δένδρον déndron tree is a genus of 1 024 species of woody plants in the heath family ericaceae either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in asia although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the pacific northwest california the northeastern.
One of the best places to see them is the rhododendron species botanical garden in federal way washington which contains one of the largest. It s dense evergreen foliage and rapid growth crowd out almost all other species and phenols from its leaves. Rhododendron ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ə n from ancient greek ῥόδον rhódon rose and δένδρον déndron tree is a genus of 1 024 species of woody plants in the heath family ericaceae either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in asia although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the pacific northwest california the northeastern. Rhododendron species as found in the wild grow flower are pollinated and set seed the seedlings are usually pollinated by the plants of the same species and generally look similar to the parent plants though there may be small and sometimes considerable variations among them.