Rhododendron Baden Baden

Code: HBAD
Flower Colour: Red
Flowering Month: April
Height After 10 Years: 50-75cm
Interesting Foliage: Yes
Scent: Not Scented
Hardiness: To -20 °C

Wonderful deep cherry red waxy textured flowers with some spotting and veining, in April. A very floriferous little plant bred by Hobbie and named after the German town. Leaves are dark green and distinctive, being pointed and twisted. This plant prefers to grow in cooler locations rather than hot sunny positions. Its habit is wider than tall, with a height of 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.

Recommended for containers, small gardens and front of borders.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: needs careful site selection.
Habit: dense.
Group: Dwarf Rhododendron hybrid.
Parentage: 'Essex Scarlet' X forrestii Repens Group.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1956).
Bred by: D.G. Hobbie. Origin: German.
Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6.
RHS Hardiness Rating: H4.
How we usually propagate this plant: Cutting.