This rhododendron 'Rose of Sharon' is pretty interesting.. They exhibit large lovely purple flowers in the late summer into fall. This one last season started to show flowers which I promptly clipped so as not to direct any energy into them. Recently moved into this as it's first Bonsai pot from a 2 gallon planter pot, I've let it grow out a bit as it gets itself rooted and happy.
Next spring.. Time for a haircut, and I think next Summer/Fall a flower show if I do things right.
Looking a bit wild - but getting well rooted and stable for it's haircut next Spring.
Example of the leaves dwarfing due to living in a pot; the leaf I am holding is from another Tree of the same species that grows outside my house as a decorative flowering bush (this tree started as a sapling that survived a mowing, and then caught my attention....) :D
This pot is another of my friend Aaron's creations. 3 legs that appear as tree trunks that wind around it with thick branches into the darker green of the rim as it's leaves.
