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RHODODENDRON 'Cornish Red'
RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS
The tallest growing of all the Cornish woodland rhododendrons. Can reach 60-80 feet in maturity with large trusses of reddish-purple flowers
Further Reading....
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Evergreen
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RedReddish purple flowers -
HeightTo 12m (39ft) -
SpreadTo 4m (13ft)
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Tall Shrub
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Hardy - cold winterHardy 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) -
Full sunShelter from strong winds -
Partial shade
RHODODENDRON 'Cornish Red'
- Details
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
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Additional Features
Burncoose specialitySee Burncoose Speciality group for more details
Good to knowShallow planting is essential.
Pests & DiseasesVine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
Place of originPossibly from 'Smithii' ( a cross between R. arboreum and R. ponticum made at Kingston-upon-Thames, later the Veitch nursery) or the same cross made at Randall's nursery, St Austell, Cornwall -
Burncoose SpecialitiesRhododendrons
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Core PlantsRhododendron
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Garden Location/ConditionsWoodland garden
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf margin
Entire(see photos above) -
Leaf shape
Oblanceolate
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Pruning group
Pruning group 5Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that require minimal pruning.
Action: Trim or lightly cut back shoots that spoil symmetry. Deadhead regularly.
When: Annually after flowering.
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Seasonal InterestSpring
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Soil ConditionsAcid / ericaceous lovingIdeally pH 4.5-6.0Fertile moist well-drained soilHumus-richNeutral to acid soil
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets) -
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Rhododendron - Care Guide
- 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
Rhododendron - Propagation
- 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'
Rhododendron - Video Spotlights
- 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
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- 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
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
- Storing seeds over winter
- Embothrium Collecting and Storing Seeds
- Decaisnea Seed Collection & Potting
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
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ACER griseum
Paper-bark maple
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ACER platanoides 'Drummondii'
Norway maple
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AMOMYRTUS luma
Myrtle, Luma, Ugni
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ARAUCARIA araucana
Chilean pine, Monkey puzzle
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AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Greenway'
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AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Hinomayo'
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AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Shin sekai'
CAMELLIA 'Brigadoon'
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CAMELLIA 'Elsie Jury'
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CLEMATIS armandii
Virgin's bower
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CORYLOPSIS pauciflora
Cowslip bush, Winter hazel
Available from £22.50
CORYLOPSIS sinensis
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CORYLOPSIS spicata
Cowslip bush, Winter hazel
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DRIMYS winteri var latifolia
Winter's bark
ENKIANTHUS perulatus
MAGNOLIA amoena
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Belle'
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MAGNOLIA campbellii
MAGNOLIA dawsoniana
MAGNOLIA dawsoniana 'Chyverton Red'
Available from £70.00
MAGNOLIA 'Delia Williams'
MAGNOLIA 'Genie'
Available from £70.00
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Donna'
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
Available from £17.50
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Merrill'
Available from £17.50
MAGNOLIA x loebneri 'Wildcat'
Available from £80.00
MAGNOLIA 'Peachy'
Available from £80.00
MAGNOLIA 'Phelan Bright'
Available from £80.00
MAGNOLIA sargentiana var robusta
Available from £25.00
MAGNOLIA x soulangeana 'Alba Superba'
Tulip magnolia
Available from £60.00
MAGNOLIA sprengeri 'Diva'
Available from £70.00
MAGNOLIA sprengeri 'Diva' 'Burncoose'
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MAGNOLIA 'Star Wars'
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MAGNOLIA stellata keiskei
Star magnolia
Available from £70.00
MAGNOLIA 'Susan'
Available from £20.00
MAGNOLIA x veitchii 'Isca'
MICHELIA 'Fairy White'
Available from £45.00
PINUS montezumae
PRUNUS 'Shirotae'
Flowering cherry
Available from £75.00
RHODODENDRON
Rose bay
RHODODENDRON 'Fragrantissimum'
Available from £30.00
RHODODENDRON davidsonianum
RHODODENDRON grande
RHODODENDRON sinogrande
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RHODODENDRON 'Loch Awe'
STACHYURUS chinensis
Available from £25.00
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Levington
Sulphate of Iron
Boosts soil acidity.
Feeds ericaceous plants and helps prevent moss.
Corrects leaf yellowing caused by iron deficiency.
Easy to use, low dust granules
Only £11.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
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