Lovely trio of contrasting foliage, all three plants are Rhododendrons! Bannerman Park in Gore has an important collection of cool-climate Rhododendrons which is still being expanded.. although I didn’t know that until I read it in a local paper a few days ago. These photos were taken by Nigel on the same afternoon as my photos from yesterdays post, same site and plants.
Gore, Southland, New Zealand. 16 January 2022.
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From the left:
~ R. pseudochrysanthum
~ R. orbiculare
~ R. pachysanthum
~ above the cinnamon-coloured foliage: R. sidereum
Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2022)
Exploring Colour 
That’s quite some range of foliage colours! You certainly must go back in spring to shows us their flowers… 🙂
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The challenge is to remember! I could add it into the Outlook calendar, I’m helping a wee bit in Nigel’s business now so I have Outlook on my laptop and it’s a pretty good system 🙂
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Yeah…the remembering bit can be a problem, especially when life gets busy, LOL!
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A very lush looking group, Liz! I wonder what their flowers will be…
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Just what I wondered, must go back in the spring and check them out!
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