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Offline Jacquiht

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this is what rain and sunshine brings!!!!
« on: April 27, 2012, 10:11:44 PM »
Rain has it's benefits!! :)
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Re: this is what rain and sunshine brings!!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2012, 10:18:53 PM »
A real beauty Jacqui.
That looks very like a deciduous Azalea to me. Do you have a name for it?
If it is, its very early in flower. Over here, I imagine it will be at least another month.

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Re: this is what rain and sunshine brings!!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2012, 10:25:04 PM »
An absolute stunner!  Unfortunately I don't have the name of it as it was in the garden when we moved here but according to the previous owner, it was planted about 35 years ago.  Yes, it is deciduous and all our azaleas are now coming out and a couple have already finished - our flowering season appears to be a lot earlier than most places.  I assume it's because we are so much warmer at the end of the country!  I love this time of the year in the garden.

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Re: this is what rain and sunshine brings!!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2012, 11:07:12 PM »
Yes, the people who plant those delightful plants may never see them in maturity!
Here's what it could be. Surf on Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'.

Look it up in the Ideas Genie Master Database of Plants and Gardens. Theres a photo in there.
That's the most magnificent and quite popular variety here in Ireland.
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Re: this is what rain and sunshine brings!!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2012, 10:38:19 AM »
Lovely. Ours are not even showing more than a small flower bud as of yet.