Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction Cleyera japonica was for generations

Cleyera japonica was for generations placed in the tea family

By late summer the red buckeye often drops the leaves early

the species wants cool

distinguished from the Japanese aucuba chiefly by narrow leaves and fine hairs on the young shoots and flower stalks

Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction Cleyera japonica was for generations'Balsaminaeflorum' is a dwarf evergreen Satsuki azalea, an old Japanese cultivar of Rhododendron indicum grown for flowers that look less like azaleas than like tiny roses. Each bloom is fully double, packed with forty or more petals and carrying neither pistil nor stamens, so the flower is all soft, ruffled color. The cultivar name means balsam flowered, a nod to the double blooms of the garden balsam, while indicum, meaning of India, is an old