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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
      Shallow planting is essential
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
    • Place of origin
      China (Yunnan)
    • Evergreen
      Elliptic to lance-shaped leaves 4-7cm (1½-3in) long
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1-3m (3-10ft)
    • Spread
      1-3m (3-10ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      To small tree. Flowers in clusters of 3-5, to 4cm (1½in) across.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Ideally pH4.5 - 5.5
    • Partial shade
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Mature Size
      1-3m (3-10ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1-3m (3-10ft)
      		  
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    varieties of Rhododendron

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    • RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Charmant'
    Pure white flowers on the inside with a pretty red marking and the edge of the wavy petals is pink
     
    Also Large
    £35.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Finesse'
    Pure yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Metallica'
    Blue-purple flowers with a deep purple blotch
     
    Only Large
    £40.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Halfdan Lem'
    Large deep red flowers and dark glossy leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Hallelujah'
    Rose-red flowers in dense trusses
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Halopeanum'
    Clear pink flowers. Interesting bark on mature plants.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Large only
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'High Sheriff'
    Pink in bud, opening to pale pink, almost white bell-shaped flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    New stock in early spring.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Horizon Monarch'
    Red in bud opening yellow with small red flares
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £24.00
    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Invitation'
    Pink-tinted cream flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON loderi 'King George'
    Soft pink in bud opening to pure white, highly scented
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Lord Roberts'
    Deep red marking in black throat
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Madame Masson'
    Deeply cut white flowers with a yellow basal blotch
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Marcel Menard'
    Deep purple-violet flowers with greenish speckling in the throat
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'May Day'
    Scarlet
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Midnight Beauty'
    Very dark burgundy-red flower
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moerheim'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Violet flowers. Probably a hybrid of impeditum
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moonstone'
    Bell-shaped flowers, rose-crimson in bud opening cream or pale yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moser's Maroon'
    Maroon-red flowers with darker markings inside
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £40.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Mrs Charles Pearson'
    Mauve-pink in bud opening pale mauve and eventually turning white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    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
    £40.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Mrs T.H. Lowinsky'
    Hardy hybrid with lilac flowers spotted brown-orange
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Nancor'
    Pale yellow flowers in profusion
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Available again from March 2026
    New stock in early spring.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Nancy Evans'
    Yellow, with the slightest hint of pink.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Naselle'
    Pink and cream bicolor.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Also Large
    £45.00
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