Rhododendron cinnabarinum

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Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Family Ericaceae
Genus Rhododendron
Species
Common Name(s) Rhododendron
Synonym(s)
Features Foliage, Flowers, Scent
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Description

This is an upright shrub or small tree. It has peeling red-brown bark with narrowly oval deep green to blue-green leaves, the flowers are 5cm long, pendulous and tubular they will bloom from mid-spring, they are mostly orange or red, salmon pink, yellow.

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Sun Partial SunFull Sun
Shelter ShelteredModerate Shelter
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Hardiness hardy
Drainage Well DrainedPoorly Drained
Moist conditions with high humidity.
Soil Type Clay, Loam, Sand
Needs humus-rich (moderate fertility) clay and well drained. Hardy hybrids prefer water-logged soils
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Foliage

Height (m) : 3 - 6
Spread (m) : 1 - 2
Growth Habit : Columnar/Upright
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Colour : Green
Scent : Faint

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Flowering : Early Summer
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Flowers

Colour : Red, Yellow
Size : Quite small (1 to 3 cm)
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Scent : Faint
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