1991 The Rhododendron Vol 31

• Date: 12th June 2025
• author: Dr R.M. Withers

A HISTORY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF VIREYA

In 'The Rhododendron' of September 1973 there was an article by Lyn Craven entitled 'Vireya Rhododendrons, a history of their introduction into cultivation'. The article was prepared in 1972 as part of Lyn Craven's A.J. Cronin Scholarship at Burnley Horticultural College and was published in "The Rhododendron" with some additions. Appendix 1 of that article provided an accession list of the Vireya species cultivated in Australia in 1973 in alphabetical order.

In 'The Rhododendron' of June 1975 there was a further article entitled 'Distribution of plants to members' by R.M. Withers. That article contained a list of Rhododendron plants which had been successfully imported into Australia from overseas by the Australian Rhododendron Society since quarantine facilities were first arranged by the Society in 1966 until the article was written in 1973.

In this article I propose to address the subject in a different way and describe The introduction of Vireya Rhododendron species into cultivation in chronological order from the initial introduction of R. lochiae into cultivation until the present day...

An excerpt from a very interesting article on page 3 of this journal

CONTENTS
Presidents Message
International Rhododendron Conference
A History of the Introduction of Vireya Rhododendron Species into cultivation in Australia
The Rhododendron hybrid R kawakamii var. flaviflorum x R. santapauli in flower
Hybrids of the Big Leaf Rhododendrons
Successful Propagation Techniques
Notice of Annual Meeting and Annual General Meeting
Ten Years On: A Correction and Change
Hybridising, A Personal View
Registrations
Subscriptions