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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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EvergreenMedium-sized leaves 5-15cm (2-6in) long.
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Striped, Veined or Multicoloured
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WhiteMauve buds open to white flowers with a purple blotch
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Height3m (10ft)
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Spread3m (10ft)
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Tall ShrubFree-flowering shrub. Produces high-domed trusses of funnel-shaped flowers 7-9cm (3-3½in) long.
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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)
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Full sunPrefers full sun. Shelter from strong winds
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesVine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.Place of originGarden origin. UK. 1867. J. Waterer, Knaphill, Surrey.
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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 CHarmful if eaten(People & Pets)
- 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
- 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
- R. 'Ostara' - 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
3m (10ft)
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Buy Varieties of RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON SCENTED
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_berts_own_5767.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'
highly scented creamy-white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Countess of Haddington'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_countess_of_haddington_3589d.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Countess of Haddington'
scented white flowers flushed pale pink
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON crassum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_crassum_3675v.jpg)
RHODODENDRON crassum
late scented white
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON edgeworthii](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_edgeworthii_4839a.jpg)
RHODODENDRON edgeworthii
white flowers tinged pink with a rich scent. Bullate leaves with fawn indumentum
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON formosum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_formosum_3678.jpg)
RHODODENDRON formosum
Semi-dwarf rhododendron. (Syn. Gibsonii) - white striped pink,lightly scented
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Fragrantissimum'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Rhododendron_fragrantissimum.jpg)
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
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Harry Tagg'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_harry_tagg_6712.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Harry Tagg'
fragrant white flowers tinged pink
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_johnstoneanum.jpg)
RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum
creamy-white scented
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_lady_alice_fitzwilliam_3618.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam'
pink buds opening white, scented
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON lindleyi](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_lindleyi_seedling_4701.jpg)
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
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Michael's Pride'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Rhododendron_Michaels_Pride2.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Michael's Pride'
strong yellow in bud fading to cream when fully open
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON moupinense](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_moupinense_7721.jpg)
RHODODENDRON moupinense
flowers white or pink with a sweet scent
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON polyandrum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_polyandrum_3687.jpg)
RHODODENDRON polyandrum
white scented
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Princess Alice'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Rhododendron_Princess_Alice.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Princess Alice'
white flushed pink, fragrant
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. RHODODENDRON 'Saffron Queen'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rhododendron_saffron_queen_3645.jpg)
RHODODENDRON 'Saffron Queen'
canary-yellow, bushy habit
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