Often called the "king of shrubs," rhododendrons are prized by gardeners for their glossy green leaves and brightly colored flowers. Depending on the variety, the blooms can emerge anytime from late winter into summer. Either evergreen or deciduous, rhododendrons make up a large and diverse genus of woody plants in the heath family, with over 1,000 wild species and scores of cultivated options. Rhododendrons are native to temperate areas of Asia, North America, and Europe, as well as some tropical parts of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Our image today captures "rhodies" in full bloom in March along a path at Semper Forest Park of Rügen, Germany.
All hail the king of shrubs
Today in History
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Labor Day
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Alpine marmots at Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Sea Slug Day
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Ring of fire
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Asteroid Day
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Canada Day
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A snuggling ball of cute
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The artists come to Venice
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World Dolphin Day
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National Mushroom Month
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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Where can you find a red fox?
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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Islands that turned the tide
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Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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World Population Day
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Paradise, found
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Water colors
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