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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Celebrating Madagascar on its Independence Day
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Astronomy Day
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Happy Father s Day
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Western Monarch Day
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A legend and a legendary home
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World Meteorological Day
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Let’s have a ball
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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A little blue
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Poppies for Armistice Day
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Headed to the High Country
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We stand with Ukraine
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Halfway Day
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A Welsh wonder turns 70
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Sailing across the ice
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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World Bee Day
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old