🚨Rhododendron mariae provides protection against Dengue Fever 📣novel antiviral candidate towards DENV-2 ‼️effect initiated at the stage of virus adsorption to the cell surface 🔔demonstrated efficacy against DENV both in vitro and in vivo 🧪🪴🌿⚕️🍁

One of my favorite objects in the whole world Hand painted George & Martha Washington AND Azaleas tea saucer Because why not 🤷🏻‍♀️

Rhododendron niewenhuisii. The name is bigger than the plant. This is a lowland epiphyte from Borneo, and it likes warmer temperatures than most vireyas. Cool foliage; pretty, but not spectacular, flowers alone or in pairs. 🌴🌱

Very successful integration of rhododendron conservation and human livelihoods 🤔 “…a shopkeeper in Basantapur, acknowledged selling rhododendron alcohol from his store. He insisted, however, “My family makes this alcohol from flowers grown in our garden, we do not collect them from the forest.”

📣 Conference Proceedings from the 2025 Virtual International Convention Highlighting the many different areas of study in this amazingly diverse and fascinating genus www.rhododendron.org/ri/v9.pdf

A Bee’s Eye View 🐝 👁️ Vireya ‘Sister of St Valentine” blooming right now in my office #bloomscrolling #houseplants

We”ll be there! Cant wait to see everyone… Eager to bore you all to tears with our incessant Rhodo-babble 😹

Hey plant science folks check this out! 🧪🪴🍁🌏🌿🌺⚕️🧬 This funding is suitable for Any topic area in rhododendron, ecology and evolution, ethnobotany, physiology, medical chemistry, genetics, reproductive biology, conservation or horticulture

Do you live in Scotland? interested in plant-based MSc? Looking for funding? Want to work at Royal Botanic Edinburgh? HMU! I’m looking at a student funding program right now that is phenomenal, would be excited to support an application for someone who is willing to work in rhododendron

Turns out breeder David Leach was thinking a lot about Rhododendron semibarbatum, even included this odd species in a cladogram in his book Rhododendrons of the World Leach hypothesized evergreen azaleas were closest relatives of deciduous azaleas, which we now know to be incorrect based on DNA

Blue Ridge Mountains.......

The curious case of Rhododendron semibarbatum Flowers in groups of 5-6 at the junction where previous year branches diverged, randomly rotated so the flare appears at any orientation 🤔🥰 Leaves deciduous, new growth red then turns green Subgenus Mumazalea Origin Japan Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu 🪴🌺

Pink 💖 & Gold 🌟

Wowzers 🤩 Tag said Rhododendron’Alisa’ Assuming some selection or hybrid of R. Prunifolium

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If there was ever a person who you felt had been a mentor to you no matter how small their gesture that made you feel seen I’m here to tell you, you can reach out to that person at any time they would love to hear from you to celebrate wins, stay afloat in a storm, or just get some perspective

☠️ There are times when following the recipe means life or death! Rhododendron are toxic, but the flowers of some species can be eaten with the right preparation providing interesting flavors and a wealth of bioactive compounds Rhododendron, It’s the Fugu of the plant world!

How to Safely consume Rhododendron Flowers? the Bai nationality has a traditional edible practice of Rhododendron decorum removing the androecium/gynoecium plus traditional processing This can effectively reduce edible risks while retaining flavor and functional active components 🧪🪴⚕️🍁🌏

An absolutely fantastic article about the history of Rhododendron ponticum in Scotland “While we rail against R ponticum harming our nave flora, we oen fail to acknowledge our responsibility. We gave it a foothold and also facilitated any ecological obstacles that might have checked it.”

Kitchen window view.

🤩🌺Rhododendron arboreum subspecies cinnamomeum Photo taken at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way WA, Spring 2017 #bloomscrolling

Rhododendron arboreum has exceptionally wide longitudinal & elevational distribution subsp. arboreum N India, Bhutan, W Nepal subsp. cinnamomeum central Nepal to Bhutan This study shows modified leaf indumentum & wood structure allowed expansion of this species throughout the Himalayas 🧪🍁🌏🪴

Rhododendron has soooooo many Shades of #purpule

Mt. Fuji Japan.

wild azaleas with melting snow

Rhododendron lowndesii endemic medicinal plant of Nepal 3000–4100m phytochemical composition & bioactivities: 👏🏼alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, terpenoids, coumarins 👏🏼Strong Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity 👏🏼pharmacologically significant compounds zapotin and cepharanthine 🧪🍁🪴🌏⚕️

We’re always up 24/7/365 rhoding our dendrons

Resource Use Strategies of Rhododendron 🌺 Shergyla Mountain 🏔️ 🐢 Slow growth & strong defense R vellereum R lulangense R coryanum R hirtipes R phaeochrysum & R wardii 🐇 Fast growth & weak defense R oreotrephes R fragariiflorum R lepidotum R nivale R nyingchiense R virgatum & R triflorum 🧪🍁🌿🪴🌏

Rhododendron atlanticum Smells soooo sweet You can find this delightful gem in forests all along the US Eastern seaboard, from New York and Pennsylvania down through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia #bloomscrolling

#Rhododendron Parade (Three) One day in the garden. May 7 2026 #signsofspring #art #photography #EastCoastKin #Gardening🌱

#Rhododendron Parade (one) One day in the garden. April 23 2026 #signsofspring #art #photography #EastCoastKin #Gardening🌱

#Rhododendron Parade (Two) One day in the garden. May 6 2026 #signsofspring #art #photography #EastCoastKin #Gardening🌱

#Rhododendron Parade (Three) One day in the garden. May 5 2026 #signsofspring #art #photography #EastCoastKin #Gardening🌱

Shout out to that time I got to meet Mel Goldstein, Famous Anthropologist of Nepalese mountain cultures and also Bonsai genius In addition to many very large Satsuki Azaleas, he also has a whole collection of the worlds tiniest conifers! His collection will someday be house at U of Michigan

An absolutely fascinating purple genotype of Rhododendron minus, from My Pisgah Georgia Frankly I think this one needs to be registered and put into in cultivation what should we name her?

Ever think about making your own rhododendron hand pollinations? Check out this cool video 📽️👀 #handpollination #hybridizing #plantbreeding

Update on the “cardinal nest in my rhododendron” situation - mom and baby are doing great! Some adorable footage of mom feeding her nestling 😍 Sound on if you want to try and hear their little peeps (also please enjoy the sound of my dryer and dog lol)

What were you doing in 1975? Apparently I was preparing for my future career as a fashion forward plant scientist and bonsai aficionado Talking to plants, wearing granny square jumper made by granny, working for said granny as gardener and pecan sheller On brand 😹 and I do still love pecans too!

🐣BABY Rhododendron makinoi 🌺first flower open! This plant is 7 y-o and some leaves are 🥁5 y-o! It has been very hard to grow 🙌🏽 This species is incredibly slow growing and admired for its leathery linear leaves with poofy fawn indumentum and fugacious silvery tomentum #bloomscrolling

#Azalea Jessica Hayllar (1858-1940) - Fresh from the greenhouse, 1885 oil on paper laid down on board; Rhododendron indicum (L.) Japanse Azalea

🔥 heat-tolerant 'Gommer Waterer' VS 🥊 ❄️ heat-sensitive 'Fenjingling' glutathione-mediated detoxification of lipid peroxidation products = membrane protection under prolonged thermal stress Theta-class hub gene GSTT1 = candidate for future heat-tolerance breeding in woody ornamentals 🧪🪴🍁🌿🌺🌏

🌺Rhododendron protistum var. giganteum occupies a narrow ecological niche & exhibits slow growth 📈Climate change increasing early season warming & atmospheric drying poses substantial threat to persistence 🚨Urgent need to incorporate early-season climatic stress into conservation strategies 🧪🌏🪴🍁🌿

Womp womp Had high hopes for first blooms on my Rhododendron fortunei Sadly the cold cold winter blasted the flower buds, still a few left unopened so maybe there’s still a chance Even better news, they have lots of vigorous leaf growth, so we will pin our hopes on next year

Woohoo!! 🥳 🎉 🙌🏽

OMG reviewer #2 Who hurt you?!?!

Been dreading revisions on a (somewhat persnickety) manuscript Due Sunday! I just opened the word doc on my computer, a giant step forward! Everyone please clap 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 (No seriously if y’all don’t clap I will find something else to do, like I’m sure the lab needs cleaning or plants need repotting)

The title “scientist” belongs to anyone who keeps questioning, even when the results aren’t pretty. Now, say it with me: ✨I am a scientist✨ ✨I am a scientist✨ ✨I am a scientist✨

Selection and Validation of Stable Reference Genes for Accurate qRT-PCR Analysis of Flower Color Development in Rhododendron lapponicum RlaMYB113, a key anthocyanin regulator; the normalized expression levels showed an extremely significant difference between rose-red and white cultivars 🧪🌺🌿🪴🍁🌏

Updated checklist of 603 Rhododendron species in China and integrated environmental data The Three-Parallel-Rivers-Region in the Hengduan Mountains = hotspot for richness, endemism, and uniqueness Diversity influenced by temperature, temperature seasonality and elevation range 🧪🍁🌏🌿🌺🪴 #conservation

Nepalese Rhododendron Traditional Mead: 2.5kg Nepalese Rhododendron Honey 3L Spring Water 8.3g Fermaid-O 2.2g Opti-White 6g Bentonite 8g DV-10 hydrated with 6g Go-Ferm 1 medium toast French Oak cube (that was used for peach and mango meads) Gravity: 1.145 Fermenting chamber set at 15.5°C