Fragrantissimum Size:2 gal size

Fragrantissimum Size:2 gal sizePerhaps the most widely known FRAGRANT rhododendron, 'Fragrantissimum' won the First Class Certificate in 1868, and is still as popular today. Sometimes known as "The Himalayan Rhododendron", it is not really from the Himalayas, but has parents that are from that part of the world. This plant will benefit from yearly light pruning and will eventually grow into a large shrub 8 ft. tall and the same wide. The honeysuckle fragrance is most potent on warm

so there can be some nice surprises with the flower colors… even something extra special can show up unexpectedly

Every seedling that blooms was striking

but with more vigor and growing wider

although here on the Pacific coast

Pruning rarely needed

The plant is the first yellow of the season to bloom

The blooms are lightly ruffled and richly colored

The undersides are coated with a thick orange felt called indumentum

where it will be more green than gold

This cultivar’s form is that of a broadly upright

The species of Hakone grass is a rich pure-green

after selecting the darkest flowering plant from this batch of seedlings