Paprika

Paprika is the name of this vibrant rhododendron. The unopened buds are a coppery red and just at the moment there is still a mixture of open flowers and buds.
This rhododendron was a gift twenty- two years ago from the friends we lunched with yesterday. In all that time it has been in a tub because we are on chalky soil and it would not thrive out in the garden. We feel it is on borrowed time, but every year it gives us a great display.