Photo taken on Jun 02, 2011

Sluggish romance with rhododendrons started very long ago, in 2006 at latest. Mom is fond of azaleas and rhododendrons. Of course, I brought some Rhododendrons from Sochi, and some others we bought here, in St. Petyersburg. But every year the weak bushes merely survived. And only after this winter (oh yes, again this special winter) — we`ve got the first blooming rhododendron in our garden! As far as I could identify, this is one of Caucasian species. By the way, after a one-day walk on Aibga mountain (Caucasus) I can no more understand why it is common to put rhododendrons in half-shadowy places: in their native mountainous habitat the sunlight is much tougher than on a subtropical beach.2011-06-garden

species Yellow azalea or honeysuckle azalea Rhododendron luteum