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Btw, if anyone knows what these are pease lmk
They look like azaleas
They look like them, but don't call them that, otherwise the Rhododendron police of Reddit will show up! 😂
OH! I thought the leaves looked more like regular rhododendrons but for some reason I was convinced they were smaller flowers than that and now IDK why because there is nothing in the picture that indicates they are small. I actually had them in this EXACT COLOR in my yard growing up, I'm not sure why my mind went right to azaleas instead lol
Don't be too hard on yourself. I thought they were azaleas too because of the same reason...I have pink azaleas in my yard!! 🤣
I have some little purple ones! Growing up we had both. 3 types of azaleas ( one with tiny flowers, 2 with larger) and a bunch of rhododendrons. The flowers are super similar but the leaves are different. The rhododendrons are like.. juicier? and the petals are softer. The rhododendrons smell stronger and sweeter too...but from a picture they look so similar! Anyway, they're all wonderful.
Thank you! See, I'm learning stuff. Trust me, I didn't know until I commented in this thread. 😂😩 Hence my little joke!
We have two pink azaleas and then there's a rhodo of some kind in the back that I haven't seen bloom yet. We only just moved here at the end of January, so this is our first Spring/Summer with this house.
Yours sound lovely!
Hey don't sweat it! I'm hardly a botanist myself, I just like looking at flowers and can't resist trying to chime in when I think i know the answer to something lol. It's actually been a long time since I've had rhododendrons, but there were tons in my childhood home. I'm happy with the little azalea at least.
If/when your rhododendron blooms, expect lots of bees! They are absolutely addicted to those things!
looking at flowers and can't resist trying to chime in when I think i know the answer to something lol
Same...lol
If/when your rhododendron blooms, expect lots of bees! They are absolutely addicted to those things!
Excellent! I love feeding the bees 😁 🐝