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    RHODODENDRON
    RHODODENDRON
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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".

    Garden location should have suitably acidic soil.

     

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Will grow to 1.5m (5ft) after 10 years
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. USA. 1960. AM Shammarello, Euclid, Ohio
    • Evergreen
      Dense, mid-green foliage.
    • Height
      To 1m (3ft)
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Ideally pH4.5 - 5.5
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Mature Size
      to 1m (3ft)
      		 Dwarf Shrub - guide for size not form Watering Can
       
      		 
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    varieties of Rhododendron

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    • RHODODENDRON SPECIES

    RHODODENDRON valentinianum
    Dwarf rhododendron. Compact growing species with buttercup yellow bell-shaped flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS

    RHODODENDRON 'Agayon'
    Large, wavy-edged white flowers, flushed pink.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Alison Johnstone'
    Pale yellow flushed orange or pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Angelo'
    Huge trusses of trumpet-shaped pale pink flowers, highly scented
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available from July 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Anna Rose Whitney'
    Very large bright deep pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Large only
    £35.00 £28.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Azurro'
    Purple flowers each with a dark red blotch
     
    Only Large
    £40.00 £32.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Bernstein'
    Pale pinkish-apricot with a red blotch.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from August 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Black Magic'
    Darkest deep red flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from August 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Blue Peter'
    Violet flowers paling to white at the throat with maroon spots
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from August 2026
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    Only Large
    £40.00 £32.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Blue Tit'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Clear blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Bo peep' (pink form)
    Very early cerise pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Christmas Cheer'
    Pink in bud fading to white.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available from July 2026
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    Also Large
    £45.00 £36.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Cilpinense'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Early pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Cornish Red'
    The tallest growing of all the Cornish woodland rhododendrons. Can reach 60-80 feet in maturity with large trusses of reddish-purple flowers
     
    Large only
    £45.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Crossbill'
    Caerhays hybrid with pale yellow flowers tinged red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Cunningham's White'
    White flowering form of ponticum, extremely hardy
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Cynthia'
    Rose-crimson flowers with blackish markings within
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Doc'
    A yakushimanum hybrid with a compact habit and rose-pink flowers fading to creamy-white
     
    Only Large
    £35.00 £28.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Dopey'
    Yak.hybrid with bright orange-red flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50 £22.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Dora Amateis'
    Pale pink flowers in bud opening white faintly spotted with yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available from July 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Dreamland'
    Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Yak. hybrid with light pink flowers in profusion on a neat shaped plant
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50 £22.00
    Available again from SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026
    Despatch will take place anytime between early September through to late October as stock becomes available.
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    Also Large
    £40.00 £32.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Furnivall's Daughter'
    Light rose-pink flowers with dark markings
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available from July 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Germania'
    Small growing with dark green leaves and upright trusses of deep pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Only Large
    £45.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Ginny Gee'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Choice pink flowers fading to white as they open
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Glory of Penjerrick'
    Large deep strawberry-red trusses of flowers which fade to pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Golden Oriole' var talavera
    Very early flowering Caerhays hybrid with clear pale yellow flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from June 2026
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