Love it or hate it, rhododendron is important to many wildlife species and its leaves are truly Mother Nature’s thermometer.

They have leathery 3- to 6-inch leaves. However, their size can vary from that of a dwarf such as the 1½ foot Ginny Gee to wild rhododendron trees surpassing 80 feet tall. And, according to The ...

Some plants, including New York rhododendrons, can tell you how cold it is based on the shape of their leaves!

Did you know some plants change the shape of their leaves in cold weather? You probably have this special plant in your neighborhood. Here’s how you can use its movements to track the temperature all ...

Rhododendron yuanbaoshanense, with a height of 1 to 2 meters, features broadly ovate to orbicular leaves with a cordate-auriculate base and pink to pale pinkish-purple, funnelform-campanulate to ...

They have small waxy, needle-shaped leaves that can resist deep winter freezes. Rhododendrons are one of the few plants with large leaves that stay green in our climate all winter long.