RHODODENDRON 'Brigitte'
RHODODENDRON 'Brigitte'
RHODODENDRON HYBRIDS
Purpleish-pink and yellowish-white, blotched yellow-green
£24.00
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Pests & Diseases
Vine weevil, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast -
Place of origin
Bred by H. Hachmann Germany -
Rhododendrons
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Rhododendron
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Evergreen
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Shades of pink
All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)Light pink -
Border
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Town garden
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Woodland garden
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Entire
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Elliptic
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Height
1 - 1.5 metres -
Spread
1.5 metres
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Very hardy
Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F) -
Spring Seasonal Interest
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Fertile moist well-drained soil
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Neutral to acid soil
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, tortoises
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Rhododendron - Care Guide
- Pruning
- Pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dwarf Rhododendrons for smaller spaces - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead Heading
- Dead Heading - 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
- Every Colour, Every Shape...
- Further Reading
- Planting out rhodies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Rhododendron - Propagation
- Growing from seed
- Rhododendron Seed Collecting - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Potting on Rhododendron seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Propagation Program - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Growing from cuttings
- Propagation by taking semi-ripe cuttings - Video Tip ondemand_video
- 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'
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