Rhododendron Blooms
/The big rhododendron bush just outside my office window is in full bloom. I love to take pictures when there are still some buds….and other flowers fully open. I like the luminescence of the flowers, and the pollen sometimes looks like gold. It is probably a cultivar of the rhododendron native to North America….but not to Missouri.
I am wondering if the bloom time this year will be prolonged by the recent cold days when the flowers probably simply slow or stop opening. The beautiful flowers seem to fade quickly.
I cut some stems near the bottom of the plant to bring inside since the bush is encroaching on the stone path in front of it. The blooms fit nicely in a largish wine glass on my windowsill.
