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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.
Further Reading....
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Deciduous
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Semi-evergreenKeeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
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Shades of pinkAll shades of pink through to Carmine (red)Deep rose -
Height1.5m (5ft) -
Spread1.5m (5ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightDense, twiggy habit. Can be pruned lightly to maintain shape
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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
- Details
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
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Additional Features
Burncoose specialitySee Burncoose Speciality group for more details
Good to knowSyn. 'Boskoop Ostara'. Shallow planting is essential. This shrub improves with age
Pests & DiseasesVine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
Place of originGarden origin. Netherlands. 1990. KV Verboom and C Esveld. Of Japanese origin
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Burncoose SpecialitiesRhododendrons
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Core PlantsRhododendron
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HardinessFully hardy
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Leaf margin
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Leaf shape
Oblanceolate
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Pruning group
Pruning group 1Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
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Seasonal InterestSpringWinter
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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 eatenPeople and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, tortoises -
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
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 Program - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Growing from cuttings
- Propagation by taking semi-ripe cuttings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- 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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CAMELLIA 'Elsie Jury'
Available from £21.00
CAMELLIA 'J.C. Williams'
Available from £10.50
CAMELLIA japonica
Common camellia
Available from £10.50
MAGNOLIA 'Philip Tregunna'
Available from £70.00
MAGNOLIA sargentiana var robusta
Available from £25.00
MAGNOLIA stellata
Star magnolia
Available from £16.00
RHODODENDRON
Rose bay
RHODODENDRON calophytum
RHODODENDRON 'Bric a brac'
Available from £24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Christmas Cheer'
Available from £24.00
RHODODENDRON 'Cilpinense'
Available from £24.00
Buy Varieties of RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON SCENTED
RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'
highly scented creamy-white flowers
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Countess of Haddington'
scented white flowers flushed pale pink
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
also Large
Gift-wrapping available
£40.00 each
RHODODENDRON crassum
late scented white
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON formosum
Semi-dwarf rhododendron. (Syn. Gibsonii) - white striped pink,lightly scented
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
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
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Harry Tagg'
fragrant white flowers tinged pink
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum
creamy-white scented
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam'
pink buds opening white, scented
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON lindleyi
a straggly upright habit but one of the most beautiful and scented rhododendrons when in flower. Pure white in trusses of 3 or 5 flowers
RHODODENDRON 'Michael's Pride'
strong yellow in bud fading to cream when fully open
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON moupinense
flowers white or pink with a sweet scent
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00
RHODODENDRON polyandrum
white scented
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Princess Alice'
white flushed pink, fragrant
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Saffron Queen'
canary-yellow, bushy habit
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
Large
Gift-wrapping available
£45.00 each
RHODODENDRON 'Tinkerbird'
white flowers flushed pink. Scented
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £25.00 each
£30.00 each
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
