Rhododendron neriiflorum
Botanical Information
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Genus | Rhododendron |
| Species | neriiflorum |
| Category | Woody |
| Type | Shrub (evergreen) |
| Origin | South west China. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 6a - 9b |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 7 |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H6 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Height | 4 - 8 metres |
| Spread | 2.5 - 4 metres |
| Growth | Medium |
| Flowering Period | April, May |
Description and Growing Information
| Landscape | Most commonly used as an ornamental or specimen tree. |
| Propagation | By seed when ripe, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. |
| Cultivation | Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich acid soil in part shade with shelter, suitable for full sun if soil remains reliably moist. |
| Pests | Vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus. |
| Notable Specimens | Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Leaf Description | Narrow leaves, dark green above, white beneath and up to 10 cm long. |
| Flower Description | Trusses of 6 - 12 tubular to bell-shaped flowers, each up to 10 cm wide, and ranging from deep rose to crimson red. |
Photographs
Rhododendron neriiflorum, form, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Rhododendron neriiflorum, leaf, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Rhododendron neriiflorum, flower, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Rhododendron neriiflorum, flower bud, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.