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Rhododendron
'Cornish Red'
Cornish Red Rhododendron
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Cultivar |
| 'Cornish Red' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -32 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -25 |
| Height |
| 12 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Can be placed on a patio or terrace in a large container or in a partially shaded flowerbed. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow best in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade. Best flowering occurs in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Low growing dome. |
| Pests |
| Vine weevils, scale insects, honey fungus, powdery mildew, and bud blast. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark brown-grey, mild fissures can be found on older growth. |
| Leaf Description |
| Thick, glabrous, simple leaves in a lanceolate/elliptical shape, leathery texture, 6-18 cm long and 2-5 cm wide, growing in a whorled pattern. Dark green above, light green underneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Reddish purple flowers. |
| Colour Description |
| Smooth leaves with delicate reddish purple spring flowers. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
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