Hi folks-As the hybrid rhododendrons are winding down, the bloom time at Rhododendron State Park is getting closer. However, we may not see any flowers for another week or so. Most of the flowers will be out in full by the middle of July as usual. However, the bugs are as thick as ever (also […]
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Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 12, 2019
Hey folks,Even though your backyard (improved and hybridized) rhododendron bushes may have already bloomed, the native Rhododendron Maximus at Rhododendron State Park aren’t even close to flowering yet. The flowers here are due to be blooming in two to three weeks with “peak bloom” around the middle of July or a few days later. This […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: July 26, 2018
By: Tom Fischer, Interpretive Ranger at Monadnock State Park The bloom at Rhododendron State Park is just beginning to wane, but there are still a good number of flowers showing off. Many of the flowers that were once present in the sunniest spots have moved on while those that were just budding from the shadier […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 29, 2018
Hey Folks- I went to the grove a day early in order to avoid the rain forecast for Thursday 6/28, but not much difference can be seen in a day or two unless one looks quite closely. Indeed, all plants are metabolizing and growing at an amazing rate this time of year. A microscope or […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 22, 2018
Hey Folks, Not much is new (visibly, at least) at the grove this week as far as the blooms go. Each week when I walk the loop I notice a few more flower buds (not new ones, I just didn’t see them before) but the numbers are down this year. The buds are still as […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 15, 2018
Hey Folks, Here it is again-halfway through June and not much is happening at the Rhododendron Grove in the way of blooms yet. They will come in a month or so – this species normally blooms around the middle of July, almost a month later than the hybridized cultivars that are common and visible in […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: May 27, 2018
Hello and welcome to the 2018 series of bloom reports for Rhododendron State Park in Fitzwilliam, NH! Normally, as is the case this year the flowers of the native Rhododendron maximus at the grove in Fitzwilliam don’t start to open up until after the beginning of the month of July, with the most blooms visible […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: August 14, 2017
Hey folks- This will be the last “Bloom Report” of the 2017 season. Next season’s blog will start sometime towards the end of June 2018 (depending on the weather of course). There were two or three unusually late blooms I could see from the trail a few days ago, but most everything else has “gone […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: August 1, 2017
Hey folks, As July ends and August begins, the grove here at Rhododendron State Park is just about finished with this year’s flowers. A few blossoms here and there may be seen still, but any of this season’s flower buds (even the latest ones) have opened up. There won’t be any more new blooms until […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: July 25, 2017
Hey folks, Although the main blooming event of 2017 is almost over, there are still plenty of flowers to be seen at the grove this week. Some of you may have seen in this posting from last week how I mentioned how unlikely it would be to get some cold rainy days in July? Well, […]