Notes From WRRC - Plants I liked

2013 Western Regional Rhododendron Conference, American Rhododendron Society

Newport, OR Sept 27-29

"Species for the Pacific NW"

Species I liked. Pictures from hirsutum.info.


R.Camplygynum: small compact plant, full sun, bright pink bell shaped flowers.

R.Concatenans: orange waxy fluted flowers, also known at R.Cinnabarinum ssp xanthocodon

R.Orbiculare: big round leaves, likes shade.

R.Quinquifolium: five leaves, turns red in fall, likes moist shade.

R.Yuefengense: big round leaves, likes shade. Bluish leaves.

R.Basilicum sap Falconera: gigantic oval leaves with cream indementum, dark glossy green.

R.Radicans may be the little rhody back by 'Grandma Barbara'

R.Mallotum







Some Rhodies like to grow in tree stumps. May be something to consider doing with the tree stumps?

Rule of Thumb for Sun Tolerance: bigger leaves like more shade, smaller leaves like more sun.

"Companion Plants"

primula
syneilesis aconitifolia: silver new growth, tropical frond looking
chrysoplenium macrophyllum: small spinachy looking ground cover
prosartes hookeri: Hooker's fairy bells (native)
meconopsis: poppies
bleeding hearts: 'formaso' native
dryopteris sieboldii: drought tolerant fern
hats tongue fern: broad fronds
geranium macrorhizum 'Czakor'
brunnera
podophyllum: big leaves (Jack's back yard)
trillium kurabayashii: native
omphalodes cappadocia 'starry eyes': little ground cover, blue and white flowers
**hakonechloa macra 'aureola': Japanese forest grass, bambooish, short, doesn't spread
**callicarpa dichotoma: shrub with bright purple berries in fall/winter. sun to part shade
enkianthus campanulatus: hard shade with good fall color
oxalis oregana: wood sorrel (native)
arisaema: plant Jack gave kids, tropical looking frond from bulb, likes deep shade, doesn't like to be wet in winter.