If it helps any, they are all rhodies. All azaleas are in the genus Rhododendron, they are a sub-series. So every azalea is a rhody but not every rhody is an azalea…Don’t even get me started on the Sweet William/Dianthus debate…

Yes, I was very gratified when I learned that—of course, when I was little, it was just that they looked alike and my grandma grew them :)

Is the nursery at which you work in Portland proper?

No, the nursery is in Aloha/Beaverton…I am forbidden on pain of death to reveal the name on the internet, as my manager, The Big Cheese, is a tad paranoid, but it’s located out on Highway 10….

Hmmm…p’raps I will e-mail you and find out where exactly. Since Greystork knows me, he can vouch that I am not a crazy :p At some point I need to do Things to my yard. There are Things I do not like. Such as too many rhododendrons. And ARBRAVIDA (spelling? If I had my druthers, I’d spell it E-V-I-L.)

That’s fine. Maybe I can help. When someone needs a shrub, I must be there… :-) Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis. E-V-I-L is spelled PHOTINIA.