R. decorum ssp. diapreppes 'Gargantua' web special

R. decorum ssp. diapreppes 'Gargantua' web specialA named form of Rhododendron decorum ssp. diaprepes that is very special. 'Gargantua', named by J. B. Sttevenson in 1923, has huge frilly and highly FRAGRANT flowers. This one has been tested and has been shown to be a polyploid. This means it has more chromosomes resulting in bigger flowers, thicker leaves and stems. The plant grows large, up to 15 ft tall and blooms in late June and into July. It has been used by hybridizers, like Marc Colombel of

One can expect the plant to be only a foot or so tall and 4-5 ft wide in 10 years

this little balsam fir is 'cute as a button'

but come fall the colors shift to intense yellow

kiusianum in this plant being twiggy

Hardy to zone  7

'Pink Fragrance' is a sister to the already highly popular Daphne transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance' and like her is one of our must have special plants that we highly recommend

This one is an outstanding choice for rock gardens or as a specimen tree of interest

Spectacular plant

But on years when there is frost in January

Many colors decorate this tree through the seasons

Here is a unique camellia with variegated flowers

compact evergreen azalea with dark-green rounded leaves