Rhododendron hodgsonii

Rhododendron hodgsonii

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Flowering Month:
April
Flower Colour:
Mid Pink
Height After 10 Years:
150-175cm
Scent:
Not Scented
Interesting Foliage:
Yes
Hardiness:
To -15 °C
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A spectacular shrub with large trusses of pinkish or purplish red flowers which tend to fade, flowering in April. This is one of the hardiest of the big leaved Rhododendrons with smooth peeling bark and large leathery leaves up to 38cm long with a thin indumentum giving a silvery/metallic bloom. The underside of the leaves have an attractive silvery to cinnamon indumentum and young growth is just stunning. Height 150cm in 10 years.

Big leaf Rhododendron species have great architectural foliage which looks stunning in a woodland glade or city courtyard garden. However, the lovely large leaves do need protection from winds, especially cold winds, to prevent them being marked or damaged. Strong winds can even snap off these big leaves at the petiole (leaf stalk) or midrib and ruin the plant. Carefully choose a sheltered, moist but well drained position, and you'll grow a fantastic foliage plant with the bonus of wonderful flowers after 6 to 10 years.

Named after B.H. Hodgson, the former East India Company Resident in Nepal. The painting is by Walter Hood Fitch, based Joseph Dalton Hooker's field sketch. It appears in Hooker's landmark book 'Rhododendrons of the Sikkim Himalaya', published in 1849.

  • Recommended for wonderful foliage.
  • Plantsman range.
  • Ideal position: Sheltered woodland or shaded courtyards, avoiding cold winds.
  • Habit: tree-like.
  • Group: Species Rhododendron.
  • Subsection: Falconera.
  • Introduction date: pre 1900 (1850).
  • Species distribution: Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, S Tibet.
  • Approximate altitude: 2,900 to 4,300m.
  • Ideal soil: pH 4.5 to 6.5.
  • RHS Hardiness Rating: H6.
  • How we usually propagate this plant: Seed.

 

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