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Rhododendron Coronation Day
Pale pink scented flowers with a dark crimson blotch, in a large upright truss flowering in May. This plant has a tall habit and performs best in light woodland, preferring some shade. It is sensitive to wind. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: large fragrant flowers.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade, needs careful site selection.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid...
Rhododendron Cotton Candy
(H5) Enormous fragrant pale pastel-pink flowers in a tall loose truss. May. Handsome dark foliage on a vigorous American plant. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: Hedging/screening, tough variety.• Easy to grow.• Ideal position: Dappled shade in most garden situations.• Habit: Dense.• Group: Hardy Hybrid.• Parentage: ‘Loderi Venus’ X ‘Marinus...
Rhododendron Cowslip AGM
Beautiful bell-shaped flowers of pale primrose yellow to cream with pinky red markings in loose trusses. Flowering in April it has rounded leaves on a compact plant. Best with some shelter. Height 80-120cm in 10 years. As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!).
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: williamsianum hybrid.
Parentage:...
Rhododendron Crest AGM
Orangey buds open to glowing long-lasting clear primrose yellow flowers in May. This beautiful plant has deep green shiny leaves and has long been considered one of the best yellow hybrids. As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!) especially in winter. It prefers a little shelter. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: stunning yellow...
Rhododendron Crimson Pippin
(H6) Trusses of crimson red flowers, fading to bright red. May. This plant has excellent woolly indumentum under dark leaves with silvery tomentum above. Dense round habit. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for front of borders and small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Group: yakushimanum.• Parentage: yakushimanum X sanguineum subsp. Sanguineum var. haemaleum• Hybridization date:...
Rhododendron Cunningham' s White INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Mauve buds open to white flowers with a pale yellow eye in early May. With delicate small flowers, it is a very tough dense plant which is good for screening and difficult positions. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.It certainly ranks as one of our favourites and is ideal for hedging and screening. If you have a difficult position this tough plant will perform well....
Rhododendron Cunningham's White
Mauve buds open to white flowers with a pale yellow eye in early May. With delicate small flowers, it is a very tough dense plant which is good for screening and difficult positions. Cunninghams White is also tolerant of neutral/slightly alkaline soil. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.It certainly ranks as one of our favourites and is ideal for hedging and screening. If you have a difficult position this...
Rhododendron Dairymaid
Gorgeous pale cream flowers lined pink and spotted red. Flowering in May, this plant has nice medium green leaves on an upright but compact rounded plant. Best in a sunny position. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
Recommended for soft cream flowers.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: A sunny situation.
Habit: Upright and compact.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: campylocarpum hybrid.
Hybridization...
Rhododendron Damozel
(H5) Deep rose pink funnel shaped flowers, with dark spots in a domed shaped truss during June. Long pointed dark green leaves, with thin brown indumentum below. Height 150-175cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Hedging/screening, tough variety.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Dappled shade in most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hardy Hybrid.
Parentage: un-named bright rose (s) X griersonianum.
Bred...
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 degronianum 'Rae's Delight'
This clone has beautiful rose pink flowers with a deeper lining. Flowering in April-May, degronianum 'Raes Delight' is a tough, neat growing plant with recurved leaves with an interesting felty indumentum on the underside. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Recommended for beautiful foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most garden situations.
Habit: compact.
Group: Species Rhododendron.
Subsection:...
Rhododendron degronianum heptamerum 'Ho Emma'
Lovely pinky-white flowers that are flushed red-purple on the veins and with spots in the throats. A tough clone, flowering in April-May, degronianum heptamerum Ho Emma has attractive felted indumentum on the underside of it's leaves. It makes an attractive neat plant. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Recommended for great foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most garden situations.
Habit: compact.
Group:...
Rhododendron degronianum heptamerum 'Oki Koki'
(PONTICA H4) Pink in bud, opening to white flowers with a deeper lining. April-May. A tough, neat growing plant with recurved and felty indumented leaves, from Oki Island, Japan. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
This plant was selected and named by David Millais from a batch of seed kindly sent by botanist Yuji Kurashige in Japan. It is closely related to R. yakushimanum, being larger in all parts.
Rhododendron denudatum
Only introduced in 1995 when collected for the first time by Ted Millais, this is a new and highly prized floriferous plant, with loose bell-shaped pale rose to wine red flowers. Flowering in May, it has beautiful yellow brown indumentum on the underside of its leaves and wonderful young foliage. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.A rare plant that will be of particular interest to collectors.
Recommended...
Rhododendron denudatum EGM 294
Only introduced in 1995 when collected for the first time by Ted Millais, this is a new and highly prized floriferous plant, with stunning loose bell-shaped pale rose to wine red flowers. Flowering in May its leaves have lovely yellow brown indumentum underneath and the young foliage is a super silvery colour. This is a rare plant of particular interest to collectors. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.You...
Rhododendron Doc
Pretty pink wavy edged flowers fading to white in May. This is another plant in the 'Seven Dwarf' series of compact Rhododendrons that were raised by Waterer's Nurseries in the early 1970's. Height 70-90cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: yakushimanum X 'Corona'
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1970)
Bred by Waterer Nurseries, bagshot....
Rhododendron Dopey AGM
A deep red yakushimanum hybrid with long-lasting flowers with dark spots in upright firm trusses in May to June. It has a compact habit with dense light green foliage. One of the 'Seven Dwarfs' series of compact growing yakushimanum hybrids. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: facetum hybrid x Fabia Group X yakushimanum...
Rhododendron Dora Amateis AGM
Very pale pink buds open to beautiful pure white flowers with pink markings. This is a very free flowering plant in April. It is a compact grower with small palish green leaves that turn bronze if grown in sun, growing wider than tall. Height 60-80cm in 10 years. This tough plant is very adaptable, performing well in both shade and sun, but the flowers will last longer if slightly shaded.
Recommended...
Rhododendron Dreamland AGM
This plant has very pretty pale pink flowers with darker edges, fading with a hint of creaminess. It flowers in May and has wonderful stiff green leaves with pale undersides. Height 80-100cm in 10 years. This plant is one of our most popular sellers and is consistently reliable. Highly recommended.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: Fabia...
Rhododendron Dufthecke Lilac INKARHO
Available on the Inkarho rootstock! Lilac purple opening to lilac and flowering in April-May. It has fragrant flowers on a plant of neat compact growth with attractive shiney leaves. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. This one is ideal for hedging and screening. The German translation of Dufthecke is fragrant hedge! Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended for: Hedging/screening...
Rhododendron Dufthecke White INKARHO
Available on the Inkarho rootstock! Intense lilac in bud, opening to creamy-white flowers with a pale rose-lilac edging. The beautifully scented flowers change gracefully to icy white in April-May. It has nice glossy pale green leaves on a plant of neat compact growth. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.This one is ideal for hedging and screening. The German translation is fragrant hedge!
Plant with plenty...
Rhododendron Dufthecke Yellow INKARHO
Available on the Inkarho rootstock! Lovely yellow flowers that are slightly scented change gracefully to a delicate creamy colour in May. It has nice glossy pale green leaves on a plant of neat dense compact growth. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. This one is ideal for hedging and screening. The German translation is fragrant hedge!
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended...
Rhododendron Edith Bosley
Striking deep purple flowers with purple black blotching on the upper lobe. Flowering mid to late May, this is an interesting and tough tall growing hybrid bred in the East coast America. Height 150-180cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Tough and reliable variety.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid.
Parentage: Dexter/Bosley no. 1035 (s) X 'Lee's...
Rhododendron Elizabeth (Red Leaf)
Similar to Elizabeth in that this plant has masses of scarlet, funnel campanulate flowers in April. It is a rounded and compact shrub which is quite vigorous with an upright habit. The leaves are burgundy red, especially on young growth through the summer. This plant will regularly also flower in the autumn. Height 80-100cm in 10 years.
We love this plant for it's fantastic red flower and wonderful...
Rhododendron English Roseum
Attractive mauvey pink flowers in May-June on a very useful easy to grow plant. It tolerates heat and cold and is a dense and vigorous grower that can get very large. An ideal plant for hedging and screening. A reliable plant for difficult places. Height 180cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: Hedging/screening.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: Most garden situations.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hardy Hybrid.
Parentage:...
Rhododendron English Roseum INKARHO
Now available on the Inkarho rootstock! Attractive mauvey pink flowers in May-June on a very useful easy to grow plant. It tolerates heat and cold and is a dense and vigorous grower that can get very large. An ideal plant for hedging and screening. A reliable plant for difficult places. Height 180cm in 10 years.Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost to aid establishment.
Recommended for: Hedging/screening.
Easy...
Rhododendron Ernest Inman
Very free flowering in late May with attractive frilly edged dark lavender flowers, profusely spotted brown in the upper throat. This is a strong growing, but compact plant. Height 100-120°Cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: yakushimanum X Purple Splendour.
Hybridization date: pre 20°Compact bushy.
Ideal position: Dappled...
Rhododendron Eurydice
(H5) White flower delicately tinged, pale rosy pink with crimson blotch. April-May flowering. A tall growing plant with an upright habit, raised by Lionel de Rothschild at Exbury Gardens. Height 150-175cm in 10 years. An interesting hybrid between R. arboreum cinnamomeum var album X Loderi Group.Introduced in 1939, and Award of Merit 1939.
• Recommended for: Hedging/screening, tough variety.•...
Rhododendron Exbury Calstocker
Huge white flowers marked with a crimson blotch, in large trusses. A stunning early April flowering hybrid with impressive strong handsome looking foliage, perfect in a sheltered woodland situation. Height 180cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: stunning early white flowers.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Sheltered woodland.
Habit: Open.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage: calophytum (s) X...
Rhododendron Fabia (FCC form) AGM
This is one of our favourite orange plants. It has deep orange bell-shaped flowers in loose trusses during May. A compact growing plant, which is best in a light shadey position. The underside of the leaves have a fawn suede-like indumentum underneath. Height 120-140cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: pretty flowers and great foliage.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade.
Habit: Open.
Group:...
Rhododendron Fabia Waterer
Gorgeous pink bell-shaped flowers shaded orange in June which has medium-dark green leaves with a light indumentum on the underside. This is Waterer's later flowering version of Fabia which is much pinker, but extends the flowering period with the same delightful characteristics. Again best in light shade. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: pretty flowers and great foliage.
Plantsman...
Rhododendron Faggetter's Favourite AGM
Scarlet buds open to white flushed pink flower speckled bronze. Tall fragrant flower trusses in May. Shiny leaves on a compact and vigorous plant. Faggetters Favourite is best in partial shade. Height 180cm in 10 years.In America, this variety is reported to show resistance to adult vine weevil feeding.This rhododendron was grown at the famous Knaphill Nursery, Surrey. On a beam in one of the buildings...
Rhododendron Fairy Light
Rarely seen elsewhere this plant has beautiful soft-pink flowers with a pronounced salmon throat. Flowering in June it is compact with a neat rounded shape. This one performs best in partial shade to protect the blooms from strong sun. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.
Recommended for: lovely late flower.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade.
Habit: Dense.
Group: Hybrid Rhododendron.
Parentage:...
Rhododendron Fastuosum Flore Pleno AGM
Trusses of semi-double pale bluish-mauve flowers, with green-brown flare that is free flowering in late May-June. This is one of our favourites because the flowers last well, especially in some shade. It is fast growing, vigorous and ideal for hedging/screening. An excellent well mannered plant which we recommend to use instead of Rhododendron ponticum (the wild variety) which is too invasive. Height...
Rhododendron faucium (Berg 8605)
(H4-H5) Pinky white bell shaped flowers with purple flecks in April/May. Attractive showy bark on stems. Rare in cultivation, but common in the wilds of South Tibet. Height 120-150cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron Filigran (Filigree)
(H6) NEW. Lovely large lavender pink star shaped flower with burgundy red markings on the upper lobes, with a very distinctive narrow foliage. May flowering. Best in a sunny position to encourage regaulr flowering. Flowering can be shy on young plants. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for containers and small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Group: Elepidote.• Parentage: Graziella...
Rhododendron floribundum
Distinctive pink to purplish lavender flowers with crimson spots and a large basal blotch appear in April. This plant has interesting deeply veined leaves, with yellow to grey woolly indumentum on the undersides. Height 150cm in 10 years.
Recommended for striking foliage and nice early flowers.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: sheltered woodland.
Habit: upright tree-like.
Group: Species Rhododendron.
Subsection:...
Rhododendron fulgens
A choice plant with striking deep red to bright scarlet tubular bell shaped flowers in February - April. It has handsome dark shiny foliage with a wonderful thick fawn wooly indumentum on the underside of the leaves. With pinky-red smooth peeling bark and fantastic young growth, it really is a stunner. Height 60-80cm in 10 years.
Recommended for excellent foliage and gorgeous early flowers.
Plantsman...
Rhododendron fulvum AGM
White flowers that are flushed pink and usually with a crimson blotch flower in April, very free flowering when mature. This is a fine plant with excellent dark shiny leaves (up to 21cm long) with a bright rusty red indumentum underneath the leaf. Height 150 cm in 10 years.
Characteristically, as with most species, this plant does need woodland shelter and it does have lovely foliage but you will...
Rhododendron fulvum AFF KR10084
Flowers unseen but like to be white flushed pink flowers, probably with a crimson blotch in April. Very free flowering when mature. This is a fine plant which is not quite as you would expect R. fulvum to look, hence we are calling it R. fulvum AFF (affinity). It seems a bit more vigorous, has larger leaves, but has not yet developed the characteristic indumentum on the undersides of the leaves. It...
Rhododendron Furnivall's Daughter AGM INKARHO
This is a popular and very showy plant with bright pink flowers and a large strawberry red flare, in a full conical truss. It is free flowering in May to June. Height 140-160cm in 10 years. Furnivall's Daughter can be a bit weak on its own roots, so grafting onto the strong Inkarho rootstock is ideal.
Sometimes spelt incorrectly as Furnival's Daughter.
Plant with plenty of good ericaceous compost...
Rhododendron Gartendirektor Glocker
(H6) Rose red bell shaped flowers, with darker margins in a small truss. April-May. Curious downward curved leaves, bronzey when young. Tolerates full sun well. This is a very hardy plant from Hobbie Nurseries, in Northern Germany. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Group: williamsianum hybrid.• Parentage: Doncaster x williamsianum.•...
Rhododendron Gartendirektor Rieger AGM
Lovely open trusses of cream flowers that are flushed pink with red spotting appear in early May. This plant is floriferous, vigorous and fairly compact with interesting rounded foliage that grows wider than tall. It does like some sun for good blooming. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.Also known as Gartendirektor Walter Rieger. We believe the plant was named after Walter Rieger, the Garden Director of...
Rhododendron glischrum
Pretty bell shaped flowers varying from pinky-white to rose-pink, usually blotched and spotted crimson on a fine plant. Flowering in April-May it has interesting bristly branchlets, petioles and lower leaf with sticky flower and leaf buds. A rare plant in cultivation. Height 100-120°Cm in 10 years.
Makes a handsome plant with great foliage.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: sheltered woodland.
Habit:...
Rhododendron Golden Everest
NEW! Stunning soft light red in bud opening to strong yellow bell shaped flowers with a discrete reddish blotch. An extraordinary flower in May/June. Good foliage with an upright habit. It needs a sheltered position with protection from late frosts. Height 80cm and spread 90cm in 10 years. Like all yellow varieties it requires good drainage and moist acid soil.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy...
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 Goldika
Extremely attractive large bright yellow flowers with a showy red eye in late May and early June. This plant has bright green oval leaves. Height 140-160cm in 10 years.As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions!).
Recommended for: stunning yellow flowers.
Plantsman range.
Ideal position: Dappled shade, needs careful site selection.
Habit: Open.
Group:...
Rhododendron Goldinetta
This is a stunning NEW yellow plant from Hachmann in Germany. It has clear deep yellow flowers without any markings, flowering in May with lovely deep green leaves. A very tough plant that is completely winter hardy in the UK. Height 150cm, spreading a little wider, in 10 years.As with all yellow Rhododendrons, this plant does need good drainage (but not dry conditions).
Recommended for lovely yellow...