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Rhododendron Wine and Roses
****Launched by us at Chelsea Flower Show 2019****
(H5) Distinctive dark wine red foliage, especially on new leaves and on their undersides which are displayed when ruffled by the wind. New growth bronze. Bright rose pink flowers, fading to pale pink, in an open-topped truss. Very free flowering in April. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
If you have a bank or higher peice of ground this plant looks...
Rhododendron Wonderland
(H6) Rosy pink in bud, opening to secented white flowers, with a light spotting of green to the throat, in mid-May/ early June. Interesting enlongated foliage, preferes moist but well drained acid soil. Height, approx 175-200cm in 10 years.
• Recommended for: Scented and Late Flowering• Ideal position: Dappled shade in most garden situations.• Habit: Tall, Bushy.• Group: Hardy...
Rhododendron XXL
(H5) Red in bud, opening to extra large white flowers with vivid carmine pink frilled edging during May. A truly striking and long lasting flower on a dense and strong growing plant with an upright habit. The leaves, shoots, and prominent flower buds all have an obvious quality to them, and the flowers are of strong substance and therefore last about a week longer than most varieties. Height 150-175cm...
Rhododendron Yaku Angel
(H5) Pink in bud, opening to trusses of white flowers with light brown spotting during early May. Deep green leaves with a tan indumentum on the underside, and white tomentum on the new upper surfaces. A neat growing compact plant, growing wider than taller with lovely foliage. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for containers and small gardens.• Interesting foliage.• Group: yakushimanum...
Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Koichiro Wada' AGM
Pink in bud opening to delightful white bell shaped flowers giving the appearance of apple blossom, in the form of a compact truss in May. It features a distinctive white fluffy covering (tomentum) on the top of young foliage which washes off during the course of the summer, exposing the dark green glossy upper surface of the leaves. The lower surface of the leaves also starts off with a silvery indumentum...
Rhododendron Yellow Saucer
(H5) Orange red buds open to flat faced flowers of brilliant yellow flowers, with vivid red spotting on the upper lobe and around the ovary in the centre of the flower. A choice American hybrid with a compact habit, budding up and flowering in early May from a young age. Height 100-125cm in 10 years.
• Ideal for front of borders and small gardens.• Easy to grow.• Group: yakushimanum...
Rhododendron yunnanense 'Snow Shower'
(TRIFLORA H6) A special floriferous selection named by David Millais in 2022, with a mass of large white flowers. The flowers are lily scented, with yellow-orange markings on the upper lobe, and distinctive pink toned stamens. The pure white flowers really do look stunning, both close up and from a distance during April-May. Forms a bushy upright shrub, tolerant of drier and shadier positions. Height...
Rhododendron zaleucum Falviflorum KW20837
(TRIFLORA H4) Yellow flowers April/May. Lower leaf surface glaucous white with conspicuous brown scales. Requires a sheltered position in dappled shade. Height 100-125cm in 10 years. Requires moist well drained acid soil.
Rhododendron ‘Yoshino’ (Boskoop Ostara)
Masses of strong bright pink flowers in March on a dense twiggy, deciduous plant. With small pointed leaves, this plant improves with age. Light pruning can help maintain shape. Creates lots of interest in Boskoop, Holland where it was imported from Japan. Height 80-120cm in 10 years.
Recommended for shocking pink flowers.
Easy to grow.
Ideal position: most garden situations.
Habit: twiggy, upright.
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