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Rhododendron
'Veryan Bay'
Veryan Bay Rhododendron
Origin: Bred by: J.C. Williams, crossing R. pseudochrysanthum with R. williamsianum. Origin: Caerhays Castle, Gorran, Cornwall, England.
| Family |
| Ericaceae |
| Genus |
| Rhododendron |
| Cultivar |
| 'Veryan Bay' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 8 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ideal for front of borders and small gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich acid soil in a sheltered position in part shade. |
| Shape |
| Compact bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark brown-grey, mild fissures can be found on older growth. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side. |
| Flower Description |
| Pale pink bell shaped flowers which point downwards on red pedicels during April. |
| Notable Specimens |
| National Trust Trelissick Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in late autumn. |
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