| The Rhodora Rhododendron canadensePhoto by Wayne Pridemore |
On being asked, Whence the flower ?
In May, when sea-winds pierce our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
spreading its leafless blooms in damp nook,
to please the desert and sluggish brook.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1834
| Rhododendron canadense Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
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