Perfume Size:1 gal size 2-3 year old plants

Perfume Size:1 gal size 2-3 year old plantsFrom the Whitney collection, this R. fortunei hybrid grows large, and has highly fragrant light pink flowers. Like other rhododendron hybrids with R. fortunei in its parentage, this cultivar will not disappoint. The foliage is large and attractive with a rounded, oval shape. The plant will perform best in a bit of shade. Living up to its name, 'Perfume' will fill the air in your yard or garden with a spicy fragrance, detectable at quite a distance

fantastic flower trusses

'Honey Butter' looks good enough to eat

One of the new hybrids of Michelia yunnanensis that forms a smaller stature shrub in the landscape

It is tender

The buds are dark and very long

so it gets points for a long bloom

but when those flowers open

the yellowest of the yellows

making it interesting

The tree needs to be staked to the desired height

Leo blooms towards the end of the season after the 'pack'

Has orange-red-yellow fall color and will perfume the air like roasting marshmallows in autumn