Most gardeners are familiar with evergreen hollies, a traditional plant used for holiday decorations with its glossy green leaves and stunning red berries. There are various species of hollies native to different areas of the world but the evergreen holly native to the eastern part of the US is American holly, or Ilex opaca. It […]
Known for its clusters of violet trumpet-shaped flowers, R. ‘Blue Peter’ is one of the classic American “Iron Clads” meaning it is cold hardy. It has been used in the endless attempt by hybridizers to achieve a true blue large evergreen rhododendron. It is, however, like most so-called blues, not quite blue, but rather cobalt
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