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    RHODODENDRON
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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.

     

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevils, whiteflies, scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast.
    • Place of origin
      Southeastern Tibet
    • Evergreen
    • Bicolor
      Various shades of red, scarlet, flame, salmon or tinged orange to green with yellow or red lobes
    • Height
      6m (20ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Neutral to acid soil
      Ideally pH4.5 - 5.5
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Mature Size
      6m (20ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
       
      		 
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    Varieties

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    • RHODODENDRON 'Doc'
    A yakushimanum hybrid with a compact habit and rose-pink flowers fading to creamy-white
     
    Only Large
    £35.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Dopey'
    Yak.hybrid with bright orange-red flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50
    RHODODENDRON 'Dora Amateis'
    Pale pink flowers in bud opening white faintly spotted with yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Dreamland'
    Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Yak. hybrid with light pink flowers in profusion on a neat shaped plant
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50
    Also Large
    £40.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Elizabeth'
    Bright scarlet, one of the best and most reliable rhododendrons for the smaller garden
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Emma Williams'
    Very floriferous greenish-white in bud opening an attractive pinkish-mauve
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Furnivall's Daughter'
    Light rose-pink flowers with dark markings
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Gartendirektor Rieger'
    Creamy white speckled with red spots
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Germania'
    Small growing with dark green leaves and upright trusses of deep pink flowers
     
    Only Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Ginny Gee'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Choice pink flowers fading to white as they open
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    RHODODENDRON 'Golden Oriole' var talavera
    Very early flowering Caerhays hybrid with clear pale yellow flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Golden Torch'
    Salmon-pink in bud opening pale yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50
    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Gomer Waterer'
    White flowers in large trusses flushed pale mauve
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Graziella'
    Narrow, glossy green leaves and a profusion of pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Also Large
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Graffito'
    Pale pink buds opening white with deep red flare
     
    Only Large
    £40.00
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    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
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    £7.00
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    £15.50
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    500 ml
    £8.00
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