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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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Evergreen
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PurpleShades of purple/mauve/lilac/violetGreenish white in bud opening pinkish mauve -
Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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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
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Additional Features
Burncoose specialitySee Burncoose Speciality group for more details
Pests & DiseasesVine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
Place of originGarden origin. UK. 1968. FJ Williams, Caerhays, Cornwall. -
Burncoose SpecialitiesCaerhays bred plants
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HardinessFully hardy
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus-richNeutral to acid soilIdeally pH4.5 - 5.5
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets)
- Dead Heading
- Dead Heading - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning
- Pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Weed Killing
- Pests and Diseases
- 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
- 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
ARAUCARIA araucana
CAMELLIA 'Brigadoon'
MAGNOLIA 'Caerhays Surprise'
MAGNOLIA 'Genie'
MAGNOLIA sargentiana var robusta
REHDERODENDRON macrocarpum
RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON decorum
RHODODENDRON formosum
RHODODENDRON schlippenbachii
RHODODENDRON sinogrande
RHODODENDRON 'Alison Johnstone'
RHODODENDRON 'Harry Tagg'
SYMPLOCOS
Buy Varieties of RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS
RHODODENDRON 'Bo peep' (pink form)
very early cerise pink
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Bric a brac'
Dwarf rhododendron. White with distinct black stamens
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Christmas Cheer'
pink in bud fading to white.
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Cilpinense'
dwarf rhododendron. Early pink
Gift-wrapping available
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
RHODODENDRON 'Countess of Haddington'
scented white flowers flushed pale pink
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Crest' (Hawk Group)
bell-shaped primrose-yellow flowers from orange buds. Reddish-purple new growth
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Crossbill'
Caerhays hybrid with pale yellow flowers tinged red
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Cunningham's White'
white flowering form of ponticum, extremely hardy
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Cynthia'
rose-crimson flowers with blackish markings within
RHODODENDRON 'Doc'
a yakushimanum hybrid with a compact habit and rose-pink flowers fading to creamy-white
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Dopey'
yak.hybrid with bright orange-red flowers
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Dora Amateis'
pale pink flowers in bud opening white faintly spotted with yellow
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Dreamland'
Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Yak. hybrid with light pink flowers in profusion on a neat shaped plant
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Elizabeth'
bright scarlet, one of the best and most reliable rhododendrons for the smaller garden
RHODODENDRON 'Extraordinaire'
creamy-white flowers with dark red and yellow flares
RHODODENDRON 'Fragrantissimum'
probably the most highly scented rhododendron, large white flowers tinged pink. Our choice as the best rhododendron for the conservatory or cool greenhouse
RHODODENDRON 'Furnivall's Daughter'
light rose-pink flowers with dark markings
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Gartendirektor Rieger'
creamy white speckled with red spots
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Germania'
small growing with dark green leaves and upright trusses of deep pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Ginny Gee'
Dwarf rhododendron. Choice pink flowers fading to white as they open
RHODODENDRON 'Glory of Penjerrick'
large deep strawberry-red trusses of flowers which fade to pink
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Golden Torch'
salmon-pink in bud opening pale yellow
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Gomer Waterer'
white flowers in large trusses flushed pale mauve
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Graziella'
narrow, glossy green leaves and a profusion of pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Graffito'
pale pink buds opening white with deep red flare
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Charmant'
pure white flowers on the inside with a pretty red marking and the edge of the wavy petals is pink
Gift-wrapping available
RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Metallica'
blue-purple flowers with a deep purple blotch
Gift-wrapping available
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
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