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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.

     

     

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    Plant Details
    • 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
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Mature Size
      6m (20ft)
      		 Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
       
      		 
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Soil Conditions
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
      Neutral to acid soil
      Ideally pH4.5 - 5.5
    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
    Planting Combinations

    Varieties

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    • RHODODENDRON 'Princess Anne'
    Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Dense habit and flowers which are greenish in bud opening pale yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Royal Flush'
    Flowers white striped with pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Rwain'
    Pink buds opening pink with a yellow flush and then fading to white with pink edges
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Scarlet Wonder'
    Semi-dwarf rhododendron. Dark red
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Sir Charles Lemon'
    Large trusses of white flowers with faint red spotting. Bright cinnamon-brown indumentum. Tree like.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
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    RHODODENDRON 'Sneezy'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Soft pink yak. hybrid
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
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    Also Large
    £40.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Surrey Heath'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Yak. hybrid with rose-pink flowers and brown spots
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.50
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    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Taurus'
    Strong red with darker markings
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Also Large
    £40.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Temple Belle'
    Attractive rounded leaves and clusters of bell-shaped rose-pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Available again from March 2025
    New stock in early spring.
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    RHODODENDRON 'Tortoiseshell Orange'
    Deep orange flowers late in the season
     
    Large only
    £45.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Veryan Bay'
    Raised at Caerhays, this medium growing hybrid has a profusion of shell pink flowers & is ideal for the smaller garden
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    Unavailable
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    RHODODENDRON 'Wee Bee'
    Dwarf rhododendron. Tubular, frilled rose-pink flowers with red spots
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Willbrit'
    Deep pink bell-shaped flowers and attractive oval reddish new leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Wine and Roses'
    Stunning foliage, pink to red on the back of the leaf and new growth, bronze. Profuse pink flowers and compact habit
     
    3 Litre
    £35.00
    RHODODENDRON 'Winsome'
    Salmon, bushy habit
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
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    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.
    1ltr
    £8.00
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    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.
    1ltr
    £8.00
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    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet - inc c&p
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet - inc c&p
    £12.00
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