"There is a type of rhododendron which makes a superb container plant, and even performs greatly when pot bound, since many species are epiphytes in nature. https://growplumeriafrangipani.blogspot.com/2011/04/tropical-rhododendron-vireya.html These are vireya rhododendrons. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v32n1/v32n1-leach.htm https://rhododendron.org/vireya/index.html https://rhododendron.org/vireya/gallery.htm https://www.rhododendron.org/vireya/archive/StevensNRBGE85.pdf https://www.rhododendron.org/vireya/archive/CallardRSF2011.pdf https://www.rhododendron.org/vireya/history.htm http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v46n1/v46n1-moynier.htm Many vireya hybrids were created in the Bay Area, especially at the San Francisco Botanical Garden which was the Strybing Arboretum. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v45n1/v45n1-morebeck.htm"
"In the Bay Area, vireyas can be seen at the Southeast Asia Cloud Forest area of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, at Peter Sullivan's Vireya Garden at St. John the Evangelist Church, 65 St. Marys Avenue, San Francisco, the Vireya Garden of the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, and at the Australasia area of the University of California Botanical Garden."
Vireya rhododendrons are tropical, frequently epiphytic species that perform exceptionally well in containers and tolerate being pot-bound. Multiple scholarly and horticultural resources document vireya biology, hybridization, history, and regional collections. The Bay Area served as a significant center for vireya hybrid creation, with notable displays at the San Francisco Botanical Garden and several local vireya gardens and public collections. A De Anza Chapter meeting will feature a presentation by Christy Hatrsell, who cultivates several hundred vireyas in containers, with a vireya offered as a door prize and membership information available.
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