Rhododendrons are just coming into season. So showy, aren't they? In some of our wild areas (especially Scotland and Snowdonia) huge bushes of invasive Rhododendron ponticum have become a problem, spreading and crowding out native species, toxic to animals and spreading disease to other trees. (That's why there has been mass felling of trees on Bingley's St Ives estate.) The cultivars that grow in gardens like Harlow Carr are properly managed and cause few problems.
I had no idea they could be so invasive. They are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Obviously, the perfect climate for them.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures of wonderful plants...loved seeing that old white one with the branch curling out.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are very colorful and such a variety so close by. Growing up, I only recall seeing purplish ones at my family home.
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