DWARF AND SMALLER-GROWING RHODODENDRON SPECIES

A dwarf mounding species with smooth and peeling reddish brown bark. The fragrant foliage is dark shiny green above, glaucous white beneath. Bell-shaped pale to deep yellow flowers in early spring. This is a choice species for the woodland garden, very similar to the more familiar glaucophyllum and formerly considered a variety of that pinkish-purple-flowered species. Best with excellent drainage and light shade. This is a fine form with deep yellow flowers from Brodick Castle in Scotland. 

A dwarf mounding species with smooth and peeling reddish brown bark. The fragrant foliage is dark shiny green above, glaucous white beneath. Bell-shaped pale to deep yellow flowers in early spring. This is a choice species for the woodland garden, very similar to the more familiar glaucophyllum and formerly considered a variety of that pinkish-purple-flowered species. Best with excellent drainage and light shade.

Also known as the "Bodnant Form," this is a great dwarf species with a low mounding habit, flattened bell-shaped flowers and small rounded glossy leaves fringed with long hairs. This is the famous small-leaved and yellow-flowered form from the fabulous collection at Bodnant in Wales. Excellent in a container.

A great dwarf species with a low mounding habit, flattened bell-shaped flowers and small rounded glossy leaves with a fringe of hairs on their margins. This form is a bit larger-growing than “typical” with larger and less hairy leaves that are a glaucous blue-green. The flowers (mid-spring) are primrose-yellow with orange-yellow flecks. An epiphyte in its native haunts and so requires excellent drainage but quite happy in a container.

A great dwarf species with a low mounding habit, flattened bell-shaped flowers and small rounded glossy leaves with a fringe of hairs on their margins. The flowers (mid-spring) are primrose-yellow to cream-white, often with orange-yellow flecks. An epiphyte in its native haunts and so requires excellent drainage but quite happy in a container.  

A great dwarf species with a low mounding habit, flattened bell-shaped flowers and small rounded glossy leaves with a fringe of hairs on their margins. The flowers (mid-spring) are primrose-yellow to cream-white, often with orange-yellow flecks. An epiphyte in its native haunts and so requires excellent drainage but quite happy in a container.

A great dwarf species with a low mounding habit, flattened bell-shaped flowers and small rounded glossy leaves with a fringe of hairs on their margins. This form is a bit larger-growing than “typical” with larger and less hairy leaves that are a glaucous blue-green. The flowers (mid-spring) are primrose-yellow with orange-yellow flecks. An epiphyte in its native haunts and so requires excellent drainage but quite happy in a container.

A relatively dwarf and bushy species and one of the few non-“azaleas” that is deciduous. The bright blue-green and bristly foliage typically colors a shade of yellow before dropping in the autumn. The flattened flowers (late spring) are bright yellow. This is an unusual species not often seen in gardens. From wild seed collected in a previously unexplored region.