Hmmm the yellow undertones make me think a keiskei hybrid... We had Leach's 'Brittany' available a few years ago. I'll see if ours at the station is in bloom.

Whoa this is crazy

Would love to know why the evergreen azaleas seem to sport so much more than any of the other groups

#plantbreeding #rhododendron #holdenscience

Holden's(R) Red, Pink Flare, Raspberry Ruffles, Peach, Fuchsia, and Pink are the first introductions from our program to attain both the goals of Dr. Leach and Dr. Krebs: zone 5 hardiness, resistance to root rot disease, and exceptional ornamental appeal.

Many people found the Leach hybrids hard to grow, despite being supremely cold hardy and ornamental. When Dr. Stephen Krebs took over the program in the late 90s, he emphasized adaptive traits beyond cold hardiness, most notably resistance to root rot disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi.

This is good. I like the maps from the Twitter account.

Maybe I'll figure out how to do it...

RIP Mr. Goodyear the rubber tree

Got to have a lot of projects going or else the anticipation will literally kill you over those years.

Bog lover for sure. Sarracenia bogs in Mississippi were my start in plant science.

#plantbreeding #conservation #collections #rhododendron #azalea

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