Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction and resist the urge to

and resist the urge to pamper the roots

The trunks carry a heavier history too: at the Battle of Sullivan's Island in 1776

spicy scent that keeps deer and other browsers at a polite distance

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

for the honey-and-clove perfume

Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction and resist the urge to'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