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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.
Buy Varieties of RHODODENDRON
RHODODENDRON SCENTED
RHODODENDRON 'Bert's Own'
highly scented creamy-white flowers
RHODODENDRON 'Countess of Haddington'
scented white flowers flushed pale pink
RHODODENDRON crassum
late scented white
RHODODENDRON formosum
Semi-dwarf rhododendron. (Syn. Gibsonii) - white striped pink,lightly scented
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
RHODODENDRON 'Harry Tagg'
fragrant white flowers tinged pink
RHODODENDRON johnstoneanum
creamy-white scented
RHODODENDRON 'Lady Alice Fitzwilliam'
pink buds opening white, scented
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
RHODODENDRON moupinense
flowers white or pink with a sweet scent
RHODODENDRON polyandrum
white scented
RHODODENDRON 'Princess Alice'
white flushed pink, fragrant
RHODODENDRON 'Saffron Queen'
canary-yellow, bushy habit
RHODODENDRON 'Tinkerbird'
white flowers flushed pink. Scented