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RHODODENDRON racemosum
RHODODENDRON SPECIES
Pale to bright pink
£24.00 each
MULTIBUY SAVING
Any 3+ £22.00 each
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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Good to know
Shallow planting in lime-free soil is essential -
Pests & Diseases
Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, bud blast. -
Place of origin
Western China -
EvergreenObovate to oblong-elliptic, mid- to dark green leaves to 5cm (2in) long, glaucous beneath
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Shades of pink
All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)Pale to bright pink -
Height
2m (6½ft) -
Spread
2m (6½ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightProduces abundant trusses of up to 4 widely funnel-shaped flowers to 3cm (1¼in) across, along the stems
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Pruning group 5
Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that require minimal pruning.
Action: Trim or lightly cut back shoots that spoil symmetry. Deadhead regularly.
When: Annually after flowering.
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Spring Seasonal Interest
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Acid / ericaceous lovingIdeally pH 4.5-6.0
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Fertile moist well-drained soilHumus-rich
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harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, tortoises -
Mature Size2m (6½ft)
2m (6½ft)
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View Planting Tips and Care Advice
Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Rhododendron - Care Guide
- Dead Heading
- Dead Heading - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Pruning
- Pruning - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dwarf Rhododendrons for smaller spaces - 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
- General Pictures
- 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'
Rhododendron - Video Spotlights
- R. augustinii, edgeworthii x leucaspis, 'Anne Teese', loderi 'King George' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron 'Cilpinense' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron decorum (pink form) - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron genestrianum - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Five late flowering rhodies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. loderi 'King George' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. niveum - Video Tip ondemand_video
- R. 'Ostara' - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Scented Rhododendrons - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Rhododendron mucronulatum - Video Tip ondemand_video
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 1) Collecting Seeds
- When is the right time to collect seeds?
- When are seeds actually ripe and ready for collection?
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Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 2) Storing Seeds
Shrubs and Trees - Seeds - 3) Planting Seeds
