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RHODODENDRON
Scented Rhododendrons suitable for conservatory or cool greenhouse are marked with an asterisk.
Syn. Azalea.
Genus of more than 1000 species of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia, Australasia and North America, particularly southwestern China, Tibet, Burma, northern India and New Guinea.
Evergreen rhododendrons vary greatly in size and usually have bell-shaped flowers with 10 stamens.
Azaleas have smaller, thinner leaves and are generally medium-sized shrubs with smaller, funnel-shaped flowers with, usually, 5 stamens.
The problem rhododendron, vigorous hybrids of R. ponticum, which is colonizing large areas has been given the name R x superponticum and is subject to EU legislation under the "Invasive Alien Species Regulation".
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EvergreenTiny, elliptic-ovate, scaly, grey-green leaves to 15mm (½in).
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PurpleShades of purple/mauve/lilac/violetMauve -
Height60cm (24in) -
Spread60cm (24in)
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.Produces abundant flowers 2-2.5cm (¾-1in) across, singly or in pairs.
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Hardy - very cold winterHardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Full sunRequires protection from harsh midday sun
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesVine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
Place of originWestern China -
Garden Location/ConditionsRockery (inc alpine)
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HardinessFully hardy
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Scented PlantsScented foliage
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Seasonal InterestSpring
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-richNeutral to acid soilIdeally pH 4.5 - 5.5
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets) -
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
- Dead Heading
- Dead Heading - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning
- Pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dwarf Rhododendrons for smaller spaces - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Killing
- Pests and Diseases
- Drought issues - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Honey Fungus - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Maintenance - fallen tree - Video Tip ondemand_video
- General Pictures
- Further Reading
- Planting out rhodies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Growing from seed
- Rhododendron Seed Collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Potting on Rhododendron seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation by taking semi-ripe cuttings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Growing from cuttings
- Propagation by layering - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation by other means
- Making a hybrid - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Making a hairy or scaly cross - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Caerhays bred 'Red Centurian'
- R. augustinii, edgeworthii x leucaspis, 'Anne Teese', loderi 'King George' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron 'Cilpinense' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron decorum (pink form) - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron genestrianum - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Five late flowering rhodies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. loderi 'King George' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. niveum - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. 'Ostara' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scented Rhododendrons - Video Tip ondemand_video
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
- Magnolia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Cornus capitata seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Lithocarpus Seed Collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron seed collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Camellia seed collection - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Storing seeds over winter
- Embothrium Collecting and Storing Seeds
- Decaisnea Seed Collection & Potting
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Buy Varieties of RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS
RHODODENDRON 'Halfdan Lem'
large deep red flowers and dark glossy leaves
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Hallelujah'
rose-red flowers in dense trusses
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Halopeanum'
clear pink flowers. Interesting bark on mature plants.
RHODODENDRON 'Hoppy'
Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Pale lilac fading to white spotted yellow, yak. Hybrid
RHODODENDRON 'Horizon Monarch'
red in bud opening yellow with small red flares
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Hydon Velvet'
pale pink flowers with striking indumentum on the underside of the leaves
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Invitation'
pink-tinted cream flowers.
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'J.C. Williams'
good purplish-blue form of R. impeditum. Extremely floriferous and grows to 6 feet
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Koichiro Wada'
the Rhododendron Society members voted this as their most popular choice of rhododendron at the 2016 centenary. It is the best form of R.yakushimanum with pink buds opening apple-blossom pink and then white
RHODODENDRON 'Lem's Monarch'
red in bud opening to huge stunning pink flower trusses with red edging fading to pale pink
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON loderi 'King George'
soft pink in bud opening to pure white, highly scented
RHODODENDRON loderi 'Pink Diamond'
slightly smaller flowers than loderi 'King George'. A delicate pink with a basal flash of crimson
RHODODENDRON 'Lord Roberts'
deep red marking in black throat
RHODODENDRON 'Madame Masson'
white flowers with a yellow basel blotch
RHODODENDRON 'Marcel Menard'
deep purple-violet flowers with greenish speckling in the throat
Gift-wrapping available
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