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    RHODODENDRON
    RHODODENDRON
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    RHODODENDRON

    Commonly known as Rose bay

    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
      Syn. Azalea. Shallow planting in lime-free soil is essential. Deadhead carefully where practical to promote vegetative growth.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America
    • Youtube video
      View Timelapse Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
    • Rhododendrons
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Scented flowers
    • Acid / ericaceous loving
      Ideally pH 4.5-6.0
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, tortoises
    • Rabbit Resistant
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
    Rhododendron - Care Guide
    Rhododendron - Propagation
    Rhododendron - Video Spotlights
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
    Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
    View Planting Combinations

    varieties of Rhododendron

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    • RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Finesse'
    Pure yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Hachmann's Metallica'
    Blue-purple flowers with a deep purple blotch
     
    Only Large
    £40.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Halfdan Lem'
    Large deep red flowers and dark glossy leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Hallelujah'
    Rose-red flowers in dense trusses
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Halopeanum'
    Clear pink flowers. Interesting bark on mature plants.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Large only
    £45.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'High Sheriff'
    Pink in bud, opening to pale pink, almost white bell-shaped flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Not available until May 2026
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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
    Available again from August 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'J.C. Williams'
    Good purplish-blue form of R. impeditum. Extremely floriferous and grows to 6 feet
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON loderi 'King George'
    Soft pink in bud opening to pure white, highly scented
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Lord Roberts'
    Deep red marking in black throat
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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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
    Unavailable
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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
    Unavailable
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'May Day'
    Scarlet
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Midnight Beauty'
    Very dark burgundy-red flower
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moerheim'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Violet flowers. Probably a hybrid of impeditum
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moonstone'
    Bell-shaped flowers, rose-crimson in bud opening cream or pale yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Not available until May 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Moser's Maroon'
    Maroon-red flowers with darker markings inside
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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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
    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
    Unavailable
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    Also Large
    £45.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Nancor'
    Pale yellow flowers in profusion
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Not available until May 2026
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    RHODODENDRON 'Nancy Evans'
    Yellow, with the slightest hint of pink.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Naselle'
    Pink and cream bicolor.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Also Large
    £45.00
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