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Re: [OM] IMG: Mountain Rhododendron

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Mountain Rhododendron
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 14:37:40 -0500
Hi Chris,

IIRC, this is the original wild version that grows in the mountains of East 
Tennessee and North Carolina.  The clusters are not as full and tight as the 
domesticated kind.

Thanks for the kind words.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Mountain Rhododendron


> That's a delightful flower, Jim, and nicely captured.  Am I wrong to think 
> that that is a different shape to the Rhododendron flowers that I would 
> normally see Over Here?
>
> Chris
>
> On 26 May 2013, at 21:43, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> As I prowled my yard looking for flowers, I spotted color in among the 
>> Holly branches.  On closer examination, it turned out to be a 
>> Rhododendron bloom.  Years ago, we had a Mountain Rhododendron in the 
>> corner of the yard, but it has been crowded and overgrown by the tall 
>> Holly trees.  Somehow, it decided to show me it was still alive.
>>
>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5564
>
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