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Rhododendron neriiflorum





Origin:  South west China.
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Species
neriiflorum
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
USDA Hardiness Zone
6a - 9b
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Height
4 - 8 metres
Spread
2.5 - 4 metres
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
Landscape
Most commonly used as an ornamental or specimen tree.
Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich acid soil in part shade with shelter, suitable for full sun if soil remains reliably moist.
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.
Leaf Description
Narrow leaves, dark green above, white beneath and up to 10 cm long.
Flower Description
Trusses of 6 - 12 tubular to bell-shaped flowers, each up to 10 cm wide, and ranging from deep rose to crimson red.
Notable Specimens
Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Propagation
By seed when ripe, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter.
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