Vivaio Rhododendron

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This nursery was established about 20 years ago by Andrea Antongiovanni. He has always shown a deep interest for rhododendrons and acidophilic plants in general, thus he now offers some remarkable collections of such plants, with about 50 species of very rare, early and late flowering specimens, as well as a wide range of Rhododendron hybrids; the latter also come with yellow and orange flowers. Andrea also cultivates and sell deciduous azaleas (about 80 varieties), japonic azaleas, Camellia japonica (including some ancient varieties from Lucca dating back to 1800), and Camellia sasanqua.

The collection of deciduous azaleas, in particular, is divided into “Mollis” azaleas (with prominent yellow, orange, red and pink flowers blooming from April to May), “Knap Hill” azaleas (with fragrant yellow, orange, pink and white flowers), “Ghent” azaleas (with very delicate and fragrant yellow, orange, pink and white flowers), “western” hybrid azaleas (with pink and rosy white scented flowers), and “Viscosum” hybrid azaleas (with fragrant yellow, pink and white flowers).

Next to the nursery, there “The little Zen garden” at the edge of the forest, featuring specimens of camellias up to 8-ft high and obtained from the seeds.

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