Rhododendron fortunea sub-section SDR4953
Ericaceae
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Habitat:
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part shade
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Flowering:
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late spring to early summer
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Size:
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250
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200
(w x h cm) |
Soil:
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with plenty of humus
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Price
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£20.00
(5 litre pot)
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Order code:
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RFK-5
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The larger rhododendrons make the backbone of many a fine garden. We concentrate on species, not hybrids, where possible grown from wild seed.
Rhododendron fortunea sub-section SDR4953 is a rounded shrub or small tree in sub-section Fortunea, from mixed forest at 3300 m. It has large leaves, and as a member of this sub-section will have trusses of a dozen or so large flowers, likely to be pale pink or white, probably with red spots.
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Masses of pale pink or white flowers with red spots.