Crystal Spring Rhododendron Gardens (7 acres) are botanical gardens located on SE 28 Avenue between Eastmoreland Golf Course and Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, USA. The garden is open daily; an admission fee is charged during the peak season (March through Labor Day). Blooming times are March to June. Inside the United States Botanic Garden Botanical gardens (in Latin hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants both for scientific purposes and for the enjoyment and education of visitors. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reed College is a liberal arts college with 1341 students as of the fall of 2004 (45% men and 55% women), located in Portland, Oregon in the Eastmoreland neighborhood. ... Jump to: navigation, search Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ...

The garden began in 1950 as a rhododendron test garden, on a site previously covered with brush, blackberries, native trees, and the remnants of a Shakespeare theater developed by Reed College students. In 1964 its name was officially changed to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose; dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Jump to: navigation, search Reed College is a liberal arts college with 1341 students as of the fall of 2004 (45% men and 55% women), located in Portland, Oregon in the Eastmoreland neighborhood. ...

The gardens currently feature more than 2,500 rhododendrons, azaleas, and companion plants, set in a landscape of waterfalls, wooden bridges, winding gravel paths, lagoons, and stone masonry. Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose; dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. ...

See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States