R. occidentale 'Red & White Bicolor' Japanese Gardens

R. occidentale 'Red & White Bicolor' Japanese GardensWe received this hybrid between SM189 and SM233, and is labeled 'Red & White Bicolor'. The colors are striking, as the unopened buds are red, while the flowers are mostly white, giving good contrast. The fragrance is just as good as all of the other Western Azaleas, and will grow to 6 ft tall and wide in 10 years. Deciduous.

and considered Deer Resistant

I have won for Best Fragrant Rhododendron at our flower show here on two occasions

creating a lovely bi-color effect

and is reported to hold up very well in hot sunny locations

Japanese Iris with large

The leaves are golden on pendulous branches and the plant makes a conical form in the garden

covering the plant in mid to late spring

The plant is such a nice mounder with rich

sibirica is a real knock-out

and when we don't have a frost when it opens

Early winter red 'strawberry-like' fruits that are typical of the species

It only grows about 10 feet high and has compact rosy pink tubular flowers in a tight head much like a hydrangea