Rhododendron Orakel INKARHO
Item: IORA
Currently Unavailable

May-June

Purple & Blue

150-175cm

Not Scented

No

Below -20 °C
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(H7) Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Striking dark purple variety with a distinctive blackberry blotch. A tough variety from Hachmann's Nursery in Northern Germany, flowering in late May-early June, with good winter hardiness. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
Shortlisted for RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year, 2016. One of 3 plants entered by Millais Nurseries that reached the top 20 selections of the Show!
Plant with plenty of good quality ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
• Recommended for: Hedging and screening. Tough variety.
• Easy to grow.
• Ideal position: Most garden situations with dappled shade.
• Habit: Bushy.
• Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
• Parentage: ‘Pfauenauge’ (s) X ‘Galaxis’
• Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1998) .
• Bred by: Holger Hachmann Origin: Barmstedt, Germany.
• Tolerant of neutral soil on the Inkarho rootstock.
• Ideal soil: pH 4 to 7.5.
• RHS Hardiness Rating: H6.
• How we propagate this plant: Graft