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This is the home page for Ole Jonny Larsen, Ålesund, Norway.

I am a teacher in a Norwegian state school teaching language, literature and history.

In my private life I am an addicted collector of plants, and my favourites are Rhododendron species. I hold one of Norway’s biggest private collections of the genus.

I have written lots of articles in the Norwegian, the Danish and a Swedish Rhododendron magazine. I have also published three articles in The Journal and the yearbook for the Rhododendron, Magnolia and Camellia Group of the Royal Horticultural Society in England. In 2008 I published the first book in Norwegian on the Great Plant Hunters. I am planning to write another book on Rhododendron species culture in Norway.

I am often asked to speak about plants and gardening for various organisations, which I like very much to do.

If you can't read my articles in Norwegian, you can have a look at my photos.