FIND OUT ABOUT TROPICAL RHODODENDRONS
- When
- Wed Oct 16, 2013
- Where
- Hillview Community Center
- Time
- 7:30 PM
- Tags
- Home & Garden, Family
Description
On Wednesday October 16, at 7:30 PM, at Room 12 of the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, the De Anza Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will present a program by Sherla Bertelmann, the owner of Pacific Island Nursery which is located in Kea'au, Hawaii.Pacific Island Nursery ( http://pacificislandnursery.com ) is one of the leading nurseries specializing in Vireya Series rhododendrons and is known for the quality of their plants, which can be obtained via the web page.
Vireya series rhododendrons come mainly from the area ranging from the Malay Peninsula to Australia, have flowers many different colors, many have fragrant flowers and they make superb container plants.
Information on Vireya Series rhododendrons can be found here:
http://www.vireya.net
http://www.vireya.net/archive/LeachRHS77.pdf
http://www.vireya.net/history.htm
Vireyas come from the same habitat as orchids.
http://www.vireya.net/archive/GoheenMossmanARS83.pdf
http://www.vireya.net/archive/DoleshyARS77.pdf
http://www.vireya.net/archive/WadeARS81.pdf
Generally vireyas have better flowers, and if one can grow orchids, one can also grow vireyas.
There is no charge for admission.
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