Dwarf Rhododendron Pintail

Code: HPINT
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering Month: April
Height After 10 Years: 25-50cm
Interesting Foliage: No
Scent: Scented
Hardiness: To -20 °C

A highly recommended new introduction. Masses of really bright pink flowers in multiple trusses on a neat plant with upright habit. Flowering in April, this plant is outstanding and slightly scented. 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. One of the 'bird' series of dwarf hybrids bred at Glendoick in Scotland.

Recommended for containers, small gardens and front of borders.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most garden situations but avoid too much heat.
Habit: upright.
Group: Dwarf Rhododendron hybrid.
Parentage: racemosum X 'Snipe'.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (around 1985).
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.