Dwarf Rhododendron Curlew AGM

Code: HCUR
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Month: April
Height After 10 Years: 25-50cm
Interesting Foliage: No
Scent: Not Scented
Hardiness: To -20 °C

Comparatively large clear bright yellow flowers up to 50mm across with greenish spotting, which cover the deep green foliage in trusses in April. It does need pruning to maintain its shape, which can get sparse in later years. Height 40-60cm in 10 years.

Dwarf Rhododendrons don’t mind the sun but they hate too much heat, so do avoid reflected heat from South facing walls and patios, particularly if planting in containers. This variety particularly dislikes too much heat and fertiliser. One of the 'bird' series of dwarf hybrids bred at Glendoick in Scotland.

Recommended for small gardens and front of borders.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: most garden situations but avoid too much heat.
Habit: compact.
Group: Dwarf Rhododendron hybrid.
Parentage: ludlowii X fletcherianum.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1969).
Bred by: P.A. Cox. Origin: British.
Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6.
RHS Hardiness Rating: H4.
How we usually propagate this plant: Cutting.
Awards: RHS Award of Garden Merit.