Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses' (PBR)
hybrid rhododendron
- 3 litre pot
- £57.99
- available to order from late spring
- 2 × 3 litre pot
- £89.99 £115.98
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
- Rate of growth: slow to average
- Flowering period: May to June
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This is a free-flowering rhododendron that looks a picture in late spring and early summer. It is one of the new breed that has attractive foliage colour - emerging with a bronze flush before turning green. It is the undersides of the leaves that are really special though, being a deep pinkish red that offsets the flowers perfectly. - Garden care: Avoid planting too deeply. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of neutral or acidic organic matter (composted tree bark, leaf-mould, decomposing pine/spruce needles or composted bracken). and a scoop of mycorrhizal fungi to aid root establishment. After lightly trim back shoots that spoil the symmetry of the plant. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of leaf mould around the base of the plant each spring.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
