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Rhododendrons In The Backyard

6 August 2008 By: Marlene15 Comments

Daughter: “Dad, look! Lovely rose tree!”

Father: Sweetie, it’s not Rose, it’s Rhododendron.”

Daughter: “Rhododendron?” “How do you spell it?”

Father: “Ok…..you’re right, it is a Rose.”

Everytime we see Rhododendrons, hubby would always tell this little joke, and no matter how many times I hear that same old waltz, I still couldn’t say the name of this flower right. Sometimes I say, Rhodedendron, sometimes Rhedodendron, whatever.

Rhododendron actually means “rose tree” (Greek: Rhodos, “rose” and dendron, “tree”). It has many species characterized by shrubs and small to large trees. It is common both in the northern and southern hemisphere. Some species are grown commercially but the one above probably is not for sale cos it grows densely in the backyard of some houses in the summertime.

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Nick Phillips says

    6 August 2008 at 02:31

    Yeah, it is a tongue twister and I seriously couldn’t tell the difference between a rose and a sunflower, let alone a rhododendrons … LOL!

    Reply
  2. Rhonda says

    6 August 2008 at 03:43

    The Rhododendrons are beautiful. Love the color.

    Reply
  3. CK Go Places says

    6 August 2008 at 05:09

    You’ve got a very nice backyard. Happy WW! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Farah says

    6 August 2008 at 07:21

    oh that’s a tough one really. I had to read it out 3 times to get the pronunciation right.Surely a tongue twister and yes, the father did a good thing by saying it’s a type of rose- saved a lot of time trying to spell that out. LOL

    Reply
  5. Pamela The Dust says

    6 August 2008 at 09:10

    well that is some info I didn’t know.
    I had three (one has since gone to Rhodie heaven), and two bloomed profusely in late May this year.

    Reply
  6. jessie says

    6 August 2008 at 13:34

    Mhy,

    The best part of your article is the joke, not the photo. lol!

    Reply
  7. Make Money with your backlinks says

    6 August 2008 at 14:12

    hahaha the was a classic joke but it never been that boring joke around.

    Good day Marl…

    -juler

    Reply
  8. Rozella says

    6 August 2008 at 14:13

    Beautiful flowers! 🙂 I love the gorgeous color.

    Reply
  9. Tina says

    6 August 2008 at 15:38

    that is beautiful. wish our garden could grow stuff like that 🙁

    thanks for stopping by my wordless and leaving a comment 🙂

    Reply
  10. Joy says

    6 August 2008 at 15:53

    wow purple..I’m crazy with flowers hehe..I got photo collections but haven’t posted some yet. Take a look at my Wordless Wednesday Len.

    Reply
  11. gengen says

    6 August 2008 at 18:04

    Wow i love your site pretty. Anyway your flower and descriptionHappy WW!

    Reply
  12. miah says

    7 August 2008 at 16:44

    hehehe.. i’m quite confused about it’s spelling and pronounciation too… lol… from davao ka pala? asa sa davao?

    Reply
  13. bojoy says

    7 August 2008 at 17:37

    haha btaw rose nlng ispell! hehe wow te naa na sa imU backyard? sana sa amin din, nice utna kaU mg tanUm mga flowers.. but i dnt have the time, 🙁

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      10 August 2008 at 23:34

      Awws, bojoy, dili na sa amo backyard, hehee. Pag ako naay ingon ana, wala na, patay na dili pa mamulak, hahaa!

      Reply
  14. Amor says

    8 August 2008 at 18:40

    I’m also having a hard time reading/saying the Rhodedendron, kaya sige rose na nga lang din, madali pang i-pronounce at i-spell! 🙂

    Reply

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