{"id":71438,"date":"2026-05-25T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=71438"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:40:44","slug":"rhododendrons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/rhododendrons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhododendrons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An invasive floral destroyer<br \/>\nOf deliberate power and acclaim<br \/>\nIt\u2019s inveterate impetuosity<br \/>\nFearless it\u2019s spirited fame<br \/>\nLoves a wet Spring on its budlets<br \/>\nWith acidic earth at its feet<br \/>\nIt be a formidable growing machine<br \/>\nIn woodlands it\u2019s hardly discreet<\/p>\n<p>Mammals are fearful of living<br \/>\nWithin its glossy leaves for it be<br \/>\nCreating a real toxic hell fest<br \/>\nRhododendrons grow miraculously<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a bold evergreen  a non native<br \/>\nIt\u2019s watery instinct to spa<br \/>\nBees are attracted<br \/>\nThough with toxins impacted<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a philistine set up to scar<\/p>\n<p>Floral magnificence and really how<br \/>\nIt spreads through wild forests unchecked<br \/>\nA bull in a China shop floral<br \/>\nDespairingly and circumspect<br \/>\nSuch a belligerence held in its core<br \/>\nA wildness like nothing cherished before<br \/>\nAnd the  innocent gardener with youthful desire<br \/>\nMay be taken in by the thrill of its fire.<\/p>\n<p>A bounteous floral<br \/>\nAn attraction of soul<br \/>\nA bright colouration<br \/>\nProviding control<br \/>\nOf one\u2019s senses,  impactful<br \/>\nA peacock of sorts<br \/>\nA Brazen  appeasement<br \/>\nThat plays with one\u2019s thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An invasive floral destroyer Of deliberate power and acclaim It\u2019s inveterate impetuosity Fearless it\u2019s spirited fame Loves a wet Spring on its budlets With acidic earth at its feet It be a formidable growing machine In woodlands it\u2019s hardly discreet &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/rhododendrons\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[749,407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-country-tale","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71439,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71438\/revisions\/71439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}