How to tend a Andromeda polifolia
Also known as: Rhododendron polifolium (L.) Scop., Andromeda polifolia var. media Aiton, Andromeda americana DC., Andromeda canadensis Cels ex Lam., Andromeda canescens Small, Andromeda glaucifolia Wender., Andromeda glaucophylla Link, Andromeda glaucophylla var. iodandra Fernald, Andromeda glaucophylla f. latifolia (Aiton) Rehder, Andromeda glaucophylla var. latifolia (Aiton) Rehder, Andromeda grandiflora Steud., Andromeda jamesiana Lepage, Andromeda kalmiifolia Hoffmanns., Andromeda myrifica A.Pabrez ex Hryn., Andromeda oleifolia Hoffmanns., Andromeda oleifolia Hort. ex Steud., Andromeda polifolia var. angustifolia Aiton, Andromeda polifolia var. concolor B.Boivin, Andromeda polifolia f. concolor (B.Boivin) B.Boivin, Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla (Link) DC., Andromeda polifolia subsp. glaucophylla (Link) Hultén, Andromeda polifolia f. humilis Kurtz, Andromeda polifolia subsp. humilis V.M.Vinogr., Andromeda polifolia var. jamesiana (Lepage) B.Boivin, Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia Aiton, Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia Pall., Andromeda polifolia subsp. pumila V.M.Vinogr., Andromeda polifolia var. pusilla Pall., Andromeda polifolia var. rosmarinifolia Torr., Andromeda revoluta Steud., Andromeda rosmarinifolia Gilib., Andromeda rosmarinifolia Pursh, Andromeda secunda Moench, Andromeda polifolia subsp. polifolia , Andromeda glaucophylla var. glaucophylla , Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia , Andromeda pumila (V.M.Vinogr.) Chepinoga
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Water in the evening during summer, water thoroughly every 4-5 days in spring, reduce watering in winter, keep soil moist in other time
Sunlight
Likes half shade, avoid strong light, put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 2-3 times monthly in the growing season
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Ericaceae, Rhododendron
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-June, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- pink
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