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Pink Vireyas

Locally produced hybrids and selected plants from areas generally unavailable to botanists are highlighted at the Rhododendron & Vireyas Garden. Also included is the largest outdoor collection of Vireyas in the continental United States.

Vireyas, a special kind of rhododendron native to islands between Asia and Australia, flower throughout the year in coastal California.

The Gardens of Lake Merritt / January 30, 2014