Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction The species epithet periclymenoides means

The species epithet periclymenoides means resembling Periclymenum

Cleyera japonica was for generations placed in the tea family

vitamins A and C

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

for the honey-and-clove perfume

Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ Woodlanders Introduction The species epithet periclymenoides means'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