Rhododendron hybrid
Archive entry 17.06.12
25th May 2017
Back in 1968 my parents planted a row of Rhododendron on their heavy yellow clay, to form a low hedge.
It never really happened. A few years ago I dug up the last survivor and moved it to my more amenable Cornish garden
where it has had its vigour restored. I am not sure that this is the original hybrid which may have died long ago, this could just be the rootstock
that it was grafted onto. For now I am happy to have it. It looks like R. ponticum and that may be its downfall,
being especially susceptible to phytophthora infection which is a problem in gardens lower down the valley. It may have to come out,
I am considering the options.