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Rhododendron
'Bow Bells'
Bow Bells Rhododendron
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Cultivar |
| 'Bow Bells' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Rhododendron decorum 'Bow Bells' |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 -(-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 - 20 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| An excellent addition to winter landscapes, woodland margins, foundation plantings, shade gardens, mixed borders, mass planting, and shrub borders. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich acid soil in part shade with shelter. |
| Shape |
| A compact evergreen shrub, typically up to 2.5 m tall, with purplish-bronze young growth. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to many pests such as aphids, caterpillars, nematodes, scale, lace bugs, mealy bugs, borers, and white fly. Diseases include crown rot, leaf gall, rust, powdery mildew, blights, root rot, and leaf spot. Resistant to deer and rabbits. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Flower buds are large, glabrous green and underlined by white, pink, and light red. Cold winters may cause freezing and damage the buds, potentially reducing flower production. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small, oval mid-green leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Loose clusters of bright pink, bell-shaped flowers, paler within and about 7 cm in width. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. |
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