Rhododendron susan and Prunus amanagowa - YGA01740
Rhododendron susan, Prunus amanagowa, Old Orchard
Rhododendron susan flowering in front of the wall in the Old Orchard with a flowering cherry (Prunus amanagowa) behind it. <br /><br />In her talk York Gate 1965 (<a href="https://www.heritageyorkgate.org.uk/items/show/970" title="York Gate 1965">YGA00828</a>) Sybil describes this slide as follows "A lovely hybrid rhododendron called Susan This is rather a successful planting in the shrub border, the tall spire is Prunus amanogawa which is pale pink. The rhod. is Susan, which is mauve, purple in the bud, and the white shrub is Spirea Arguta. It makes a very pleasing picture as they are all out together."
York Gate Archive
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The Orchard with Flowering Cherry - YGA00446
Orchard, Flowering Cherry,
View across the Orchard towards a flowering cherry tree
YGA/1/2/4/0180
York Gate Archive
1971
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