Rhododendron Seed Collected for the ARS Seed Exchange
The following pictures are of the plants from which seed was collected
in the wild for the 2002 ARS Seed Exchange. Most of the
rhododendrons were growing between
5000 and 6000 feet in elevation near the Appalachian Trail in the Roan
Highlands along the Tennessee and North Carolina border.
The seed of Rhododendron
calendulaceum was collected primarily off of the Appalachian Trail
along the stretch beginning at Carver's Gap ascending to Round Bald, down to
to Engine Gap and then out to Jane Bald. The seed of Rhododendron catawbiense
was collected along a spur that begins at the Appalachian Trail
near Jane Bald and
extends out to Grassy Ridge Point at elevations over 6000 feet.
Calendulaceum from Carver's Gap to Round Bald and Engine Gap
Mixed Calendulaceum
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Mixed Calendulaceum
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Tall Yellow
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Compact Yellow
Flower closeup
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Orange Calendulaceum
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Orange Calendulaceum
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Orange-Red Calendulaceum
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Orange-Red Calendulaceum
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Not Pictured:
- Light Lemon Yellow near Carver's Gap
- Apricot Orange with Prostrate Plant Habit
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Calendulaceum on Jane Bald
R. Calendualceum "Molten Lava"
(One of the Best Forms in the Region)
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Orange with Gold Blotch
(Cover Picture on Fall 2001 "Azalean", ASA Journal)
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Catawbiense at Grassy Ridge
Mixed Catawbiense
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Excellent Lavender Pink Form
Large, Round Truss
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