Rhodothamnus

Rhodothamnus - R. chamaecistus is a beautiful little alpine bush very rare in gardens and rather difficult to cultivate. It is less than 1 foot in height, with ovate leaves from a quarter of an inch to half an inch long, thickly clustered on the twigs, the margins set with slender hairs. It flowers towards the end of April and the beginning of May, and produces its blossoms in clusters at the ends of the shoots. From two to four flowers are in the cluster, and each is about 1 1/4 inch in diameter, the free portions of the petals fully expanded. The color is a pale clear pink with a ring of a deeper shade in the centre. A feature of the flower also is the long stamens. It is by no means rare in a wild state, being found in the Tyrol (often in large patches) as well as in Carniola. In cultivating this plant full exposure of the foliage to sunlight, combined with cool, uniformly moist conditions at the roots, is necessary. It should be planted in a sunny position in a crevice or small pocket between the stones, which keep the roots permanently moist and protected from the hot sun that the leaves enjoy. The compost should consist mainly of good loam, to which a small proportion of peat may be added, and which should be free from calcareous matter. Syn. Rhododendron chamaecistus.

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