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Deciduous Azalea Whitethroat AGM
Delightful small pure white double funnel-shaped flowers. Flowering in May - June this is a lovely neat compact plant with a spreading habit. It performs best in light dappled shade and has attractive silvery light green leaves. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Recommended for pure white flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Knaphill hybrid).
Parentage: unknown.
Hybridization date: pre...
Rhododendron decorum AGM
Excellent scented trusses of white to pink funnel-shaped flowers in May. A magnificent plant with oblong leaves that are sometimes bronzy when young. A vigorous small tree that is easy to grow. Height is 180cm in 10 years. It will tolerate neutral and drier soils, but will perform best on moist acid soils.
This is another variety that can take up to 5 years to flower, but we think it is so worth the...
Rhododendron Fragrantissimum AGM
(H4) Our best selling tender rhododendron! Magnificent strongly scented funnel-shaped white flowers tinged pink, with a creamy yellow base. Flowering in April-May. Height 75-100cm in 10 years. A plant for sheltered positions in places like Devon and Cornwall or London courtyard gardens, where it is best planted against a wall for added protection. Also ideal in cool conservatories where the wonderful...
Rhododendron Lovely William
Stunning deep rose flowers in a loose truss in April to May. We like this plant for its low growing open habit and lovely rounded leaves. R. williamsianum hybrids have characteristic rounded leaves that give them that little extra interest in the garden. Bred by Sir James Horlick on Isle of Gigha, Argyllshire. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group:...
Dwarf Rhododendron Gristede AGM
Stunning clusters of violet blue funnel-shaped flowers in April. This lovely plant has good shiny green winter's particularly hardy and easy to grow. Height 60-80cm 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. We love this plant and think it is one the best blue...
Camellia x williamsii 'Ruby Wedding' AGM
(H5) 'Ruby Wedding' is a dense, evergreen shrub,with glossy, dark green, elliptic leaves and in spring, bright red, anemone to peony-form, double flowers. Vigorous, upright bush. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts.
Deciduous Azalea Chanel
(H6) Tubular funnel shaped scented flowers, light yellow suffused pink with a dark yellow blotch. Beautifully scented. Flowering in June with nice autumn foliage.
• Recommended for fragrant flowers.• Easy to grow.• Group: Deciduous Azalea• Parentage: viscosum x Mollis hybrid• Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1965).• Bred by: Felix & Dijkhuis Origin: Dutch• Habit:...
Dwarf Rhododendron Wee Bee AGM
Red buds open to pretty rose pink tubular flowers, deeper pink on the outside, with red spotting in April. This is a superb low mounded plant with good foliage and a neat habit. In our opinion this is easily one of the best deep pink dwarf Rhododendrons. Height 30-50cm in 10 years. Raised by Warren Berg in Washington State USA, who was also a keen bee keeper! (See also Ginny Gee and Patty Bee). ...
Rhododendron Marcel Menard AGM INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Deep purple violet flowers, with prominent greenish speckling in the throat. Flowering late May to early June this is an old but particularly tough variety with clean dark green foliage. Height 140-160 cm in 10 years.
Also known as Monsieur Marcel Menard.
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended for: Striking flower...
Rhododendron Golden Torch AGM
Gorgeous salmon-pink buds open to soft pale yellow flower which is faintly spotted deeper yellow. This plant flowers in May and is consistently reliable. A very compact spreading plant. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Bambi X Grosclaude Group X griersonianum.
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1971)
Bred by: Waterer's...
Rhododendron White Swan
Pink in bud, opening to large and perfectly formed satin white flowers with a slight yellow-green basal blotch. This is a striking plant that flowers in May. It has mid green leaves with a V-shaped profile, on a compact upright plant that will tolerate some heat. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Wonderful white flower.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit:...
Dwarf Rhododendron Egret AGM
Masses of pretty dainty white bell-shaped flowers in April. The flowers stand up high above the glossy mid green foliage. This is a compact neat growing plant, best in some sun to flower freely. Height 30-45cm 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...
Rhododendron Azurro INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Distinctive frilly edged purple flowers with a darker blotch. This stunner flowers in late May to early June. It is a very tough plant with a great compact habit. We are very keen on this plant because it has proven to be even more reliable than it's parent, Purple Splendour. Height 150cm in 10 years.Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended...
SB Plant Invigorator Concentrate
Environmentally friendly Growth Stimulant and Pesticide. We think this is a new wonder product! It was developed by a large Guernsey Tomato grower and is an organic soap based product. It has a physical mode of action and controls a wide range of pest species including Whitefly, Spider Mite and Mealybug. It also helps to control mildew and other fungal problems.SB also contains Nitrogen and Iron Chelates...
Deciduous Azalea Northern Hi Lights
Yellow buds open in May to beautiful creamy white scented flowers with a prominent bright yellow upper lobe giving a two tone effect. Gorgeous autumn colours. Bred at the University of Minnesota in North America, so it is exceptionally hardy. Height 120 - 150cm in 10 years. Requires a fairly sunny position.
Recommended for beautiful scented flowers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Northern...
Millais Nurseries Ericaceous Slow-Release Fertilizer 5kg
Our own brand of top quality Slow-Release Fertilizer formulated and made to our unique recipe, and as used on our nursery. The analysis is 11-12-8+2.8MgO, and it is rich in iron and magnesium which is perfect for all our Ericaceous plants. We have used this successfully for several seasons now, and we're getting brilliant reports from our customers too.
We use top quality professional fertilizers...
Hybrid Rhododendron Collection (4 x 5 litre plants)
Picture for example only. Please see descriptions below.
This is a lovely collection of 5 litre sized Rhododendrons that will grow to 1.5 - 1.75 metres in 10 years. We have grown these plants in 5 litre pots here on our nursery and they are about 40cm in size, and nice and bushy. They are first grade plants and look great now, and will soon grow to make a wonderful colourful addition to your garden....
Deciduous Azalea luteum BOX DEAL (4 x 3 litre plants)
This is a BOX DEAL for 4 plants in 3 litre pots at £12.50 each. The same plants are £16.95 each when bought as singles, so this is better than 'buy 3 and get one free'! . Ideal for establishing a clump of lovely scented yellow azaleas.
This offer is for online purchase only, but you can 'Click and Collect' at the checkout if you wish to collect from our nursery.
Absolutely stunning...
Dwarf Rhododendron Tinkerbird
Stunning pure white flowers flushed pink in bud in a loose truss of 3-4 in April. This is one of the first semi dwarf scented Rhododendrons hardy enough for many areas in the UK. Please note it is only hardy to -10ºC. Surprisingly bud hardy too, but we recommend a sheltered position. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Dwarf Rhododendrons don't mind the sun but they hate too much heat, so do avoid...
Evergreen Azalea Herbert
Reddish purple hose-in-hose (double) flowers with a darker purple blotch and frilled edges. Late May flowering. Attractive pointed and glossy leaves on a dense low spreading plant. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Gable hybrid).
Parentage: yedoense var. poukhanense (s) X 'Hexe'
Hybridization date: pre...
Dwarf Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder AGM
Stunning bright, cardinal red wavy-edged flowers appear in loose trusses in April. This is a free-flowering plant with attractive and distinctive glossy ribbed foliage. A neat growing plant which grows wider than high. 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...
Dwarf Rhododendron Sacko
Excellent deep electric blue-purple flowers, freely produced in rounded trusses in April. This plant is a tough, neat and compact grower with good clean glossy foliage. Height 30-50cm 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 is a tough and easy plant and...
Rhododendron Germania
This is an outstanding plant introduced from Hobbie in Germany, with huge buds opening to deep pink flowers in a large upright truss during late May. It has an excellent habit, is tough and has large pale green rounded leaves. Tends to grow wider than it is tall. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Striking flower and great habit.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit:...
Dwarf Rhododendron Arctic Tern AGM
Very attractive crowded trusses of pure white Ledum type flowers with a slightly green throat. Leaves are light green and thin and narrow. A most unusual late flowering compact dwarf for May-June. Height 50-60cm 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...
Rhododendron Bow Bells AGM
Luscious deep pink buds open to delightful pink bells. Free flowering in April to May with attractive williamsianum type rounded leaves. The leaves have reddish-bronze young growth. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. We love this plant for it's pretty pink flowers and interesting foliage.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: williamsianum.
Parentage: Corona x williamsianum.
Hybridization...
Rhododendron Sneezy AGM
This plant has very pretty pink flowers with darker edges flowering in late May. One of the more vigorous 'Seven Dwarfs' yakushimanum hybrids, with an upright growing habit. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: yakushimanum X 'Doncaster'
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1970)
Bred by Waterer's Nurseries, Bagshot. Origin:...
Rhododendron Hoppy
Striking frilled lilac-pink flowers which form a spectacular truss. The flowers fade gently from pink through to white. A reliable plant flowering in May to June. This is the largest of the 'Seven Dwarfs' series and is another of our favourites. Height 100-140cm in 10 years. Okay it should have been called Happy, but that name was already taken. As this was named in the 1970's at least it wasn't called...
Rhododendron (yak) Kalinka INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! This lovely plant is red in bud, opening to ruby pink flowers with ruffled darker edges. It fades to pale rose pink with greenish yellow spots in May. It has a compact habit and dark shiny leaves with thin brown indumentum on the underside. Height 100cm in 10 years.Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Ideal for containers and...
Deciduous Azalea Homebush AGM
Extremely attractive double deep carmine pink flowers in a ball-shaped pompom-like truss 30mm across. Flowering May - June this deciduous azalea has good autumn colour. Height 120-150cm in 10 years. Requires a fairly sunny position.
Recommended for attractive flowers and autumn leaf colour.
Easy to grow.
Group:Deciduous Azalea (Knaphill hybrid).
Parentage: unknown
Hybridization date: pre 1950...
Deciduous Azalea Nicholas de Rothschild
(H5) NEW! A wonderful bicoloured double flower, which is red in tight bud, opening through deep pink to deep golden yellow, turning to soft pink and apricot as they mature. May. Deep green foliage turns fiery red in autumn before falling. Height 125-150cm in 10 years with an upright habit.
This combination makes for a kaleidoscope of colour through the spring. Altogether a great shrub for punctuating...
Rhododendron Sir Charles Lemon AGM
This plant is an absolute must for every woodland garden. It has ivory white flowers in April and makes a wonderful large upright shrub/tree. It has a distinctive cinnamon/rust indumentum on the underside of the leaves. It does need protection from sun. Height 150cm in 10 years.Named after Sir Charles Lemon, who inherited the Carclew Estate, Penryn, Cornwall in 1824. The impressive house burnt down...
Rhododendron Black Magic
This is an amazing free flowering plant with the darkest red flowers and deep green upright foliage. In our opinion it is one of the best deep red Rhododendrons and one of our favourites. Height 140-160cm in 10 years. It will take a fair amount of sun, but the flowers won't last so long. Dappled shade is best, but not recommended for deep shade.
Recommended for: gorgeous red flowers.
Easy to...
Evergreen Azalea Irohayama AGM
Very lovely small white flowers margined with pale lavender up to 40mm. It is very effective, giving a two tone colour that flowers in May. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
This is one of the original 'Wilson's 50' azaleas, collected in Japan by Ernest Wilson in 1917 and introduced to England. It was known as 'Dainty' and was his no. 8. We think this is his best.
Ideal for containers and small gardens,...
Millais Nurseries Ericaceous Slow-Release Fertilizer 7.5kg
Our own brand of top quality Slow-Release Fertilizer formulated and made to our unique recipe, and as used on our nursery. The analysis is 11-12-8+2.8MgO, and it is rich in iron and magnesium which is perfect for all our Ericaceous plants. We have used this successfully for several seasons now, and we're getting brilliant reports from our customers too.
We use top quality professional fertilizers...
Evergreen Azalea Dear Grandad
NEW! Huge glowing orange flowers up to 80mm across with an attractive frilly edge. It flowers in mid to late May and is perfect as a present for Grandad! Height 55 - 70cm in 10 years.
Raised by the late Dorset Azalea breeder, George Hyde and introduced by his daughter Rosemary Legrand.
Ideal for containers and small gardens, including rock gardens and front of borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen...
Evergreen Azalea Niagara AGM
Wonderful large white wavy edged flowers with a faint yellow green eye in the centre. Flowering in mid May, we think this is one of the best white flowered varieties. Dense bushy upright habit, and attractive pale green leaves. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Ideal for small gardens and mixed borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Glenn Dale hybrid).
Parentage: 'Lilacinum' x 'Willy'...
Evergreen Azalea Pink Pancake AGM
This gorgeous plant has large pink wavy edged flowers in June-July. A very spreading prostrate plant matching its pancake name! Ideal for baskets, tubs, and raised beds, where it will cascade over the edge. It has stunning large flowers 45mm x 60mm and a creeping habit. 75-90cm spread in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens, including rock gardens and raised beds. Great to extend the...
Rhododendron Taurus AGM
We think this is one of the best reds available. Glowing deep red flowers in April - May. Conspicuous red buds in winter on a compact plant with deep green leathery pointed leaves. Height 140-160 cm in 10 years.It would make a great birthday gift for gardeners with the Taurus star sign (20 April to 20 May)!
Recommended for it's beautiful red flowers and interesting buds
Easy to grow.
Ideal position:...
Evergreen Azalea Alexander AGM
Fabulous deep redish orange trumpet shaped flowers with a darker blotch. The flowers are large, up to 7cm wide. This plant is late flowering in June/July and we love its prostrate and cascading habit. The foliage turns a lovely purple grey-green to bronze in winter.
Height 20cm, spread 90cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers. Great for cascading over walls and to extend the flowering season.
Easy...
Evergreen Azalea Mary Helen
Gorgeous large white flowers up to 50mm wide with wavy margins, yellow throat and dark anthers. Flowering in mid-May, this plant has a broad spreading habit (up to 1.4m). Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
Ideal for small gardens and mixed borders.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (Glenn Dale hybrid).
Parentage: mucronatum x 'Vittatum' X 'Kagetsu'.
Hybridization date: pre 1950 (1948).
Bred by:...
Evergreen Azalea Rosinetta
Attractive and profuse small double rose pink flowers in May. Very free flowering completely smothering the neat green glossy foliage. An award winning plant from Hans Hachmann. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
Ideal for small gardens and rock gardens. Stunning rose-bud flowers, looks great in containers.
Easy to grow.
Group:Evergreen Azalea (German hybrid).
Parentage: 'Elsie Lee' (s) X 'Purpurkissen'
Hybridization...
Rhododendron Rexima
(H5) An interesting foliage plant, combining the winning traits of R. yakushimanum and R. rex. Lilac pink in bud, opening white with a dark red basal blotch and markings in May. Large dark green leaves with brown indumentum on the undersides, which have been inherited from the big leaved R. rex, but growing in a useful compact habit due its yakushimanum parentage. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
•...
Rhododendron Barbarella
(H5) NEW. Lovely orange, pink, red and yellow colour flowers during May. An outstanding compact yakushimanum hybrid with nice glossy foliage. Height 50-75cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for containers and small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Group: yakushimanum.• Parentage: Lampion x (viscidifolium x wardii).• Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1984).• Bred by: Hans Hachmann. Origin:...
Evergreen Azalea Ben Morrison
Large deep orange-pink flowers, with red spotting and white wavy edging flowering in May. This is a vigorous plant with an upright open habit. A very striking bicoloured azalea. Although this plant was propagated by Ben Morrison of Glenn Dale in Maryland, America, it was registered and introduced after his death by The United States Department of Agriculture. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for...
Deciduous Azalea reticulatum
(H5) Dainty bright rose purple flowers on bare branches in April - May. The interesting leaves are ovate or rhombic in shape and held in whorls at the ends of the branchlets. They can be purplish when young. An relatively tender plant from Japan which requires a sheltered site especially from late spring frosts and when young. Good autumn leaf colour adds extra interest. This plant is rare and choice...
Rhododendron Goldkrone AGM
With superb, floriferous intense golden-yellow flowers and ruby-red speckling on upper lobes, this plant is very free flowering in May. A compact and hardy plant with rounded slightly curling leaves. It has a compact mound type habit. Height 140-160cm in 10 years. The English translation is Gold Crown.As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!).
Recommended...
Rhododendron (yak) Schneekrone AGM INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Beautiful white flowers tinged soft pink and spotted ruby red, in a ball shaped truss. Flowering in May we think this is one of the best white yaks (compact Rhododendrons) for cold climates. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
The English translation is Snow Crown, and it certainly has a majestic flower!
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended...
Rhododendron Metallica
NEW! Stunning deep violet flowers with a prominent blotch and speckling on the upper lobes, flowering in late May and early June. This is a very hardy plant from Northern Germany, and was bred by Holger Hachmann in 2009. As yet not registered, but also known as Hachmann's Metallica. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Striking flower..
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit:...