ICY RHODODENDRON (Dora Amateis) by rocserum

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Feb 18, 2008

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Description

Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose", and dendron, "tree") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is a large genus with over 1000 species and most have showy flower displays. It includes the plants known to gardeners as azaleas. Rhododendron catawbiense, the predominant Rhododendron in the Appalachian Mountains, is the state flower of West Virginia, and is in the Flag of West Virginia. Rhododendron macrophyllum, the predominant rhododendron on the Pacific Coast and in the Cascade Mountains is the state flower of Washington. take care, enjoy nature, it wonderful.

Comments (24)

tube-x

8:13AM | Mon, 18 February 2008

beautiful. looks like tissue-paper. so fine and thin. sam.

auntietk

8:45AM | Mon, 18 February 2008

Gorgeous! I love what you've done with this. As a native Washingtonian, I'm much more familiar with ours, of course. This looks exotic to me - I never would have known it's a rhody!