Hyn Patty
Shohin
I picked out this beauty today. I'd been eye balling them all week, but I am moving back up into the mountains and watching out for things that will cope well with cold winters up at 4,000 feet elevation in NC. This one is supposed to be good down to -32 degrees F and for a Rhododendron, it's pretty small. About 8 inches tall at the moment, before cutting. I'm going to enjoy the flowers for now. If any of you also grow any of the miniature Rhododendron from the mountains of China, I'd love to hear from you. Tips and tricks specific to this variety for bonsai is much appreciated. I understand from my reading that it will stay more compact if grown in dappled shade rather than full sun. The very lovely flowers are also small, about an inch wide or a little less and a nice purple.
Once it has completed flowering I would like to trim it back and thin out a few branches, then wire. My idea being if it is trimmed back early enough this year it'll have plenty of time to grow in thicker foliage. But not sure when the best time of the year is to trim this one back - it is evergreen.
Once it has completed flowering I would like to trim it back and thin out a few branches, then wire. My idea being if it is trimmed back early enough this year it'll have plenty of time to grow in thicker foliage. But not sure when the best time of the year is to trim this one back - it is evergreen.