How to tend a Rhododendron arboreum
Also known as: Rhododendron knightianum J.Forbes, Rhododendron purpureum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Rhododendron nepalense Voss, Rhododendron gloxiniiflorum Millais, Rhododendron cordifolium Dehnh., Rhododendron undulatum Steud., Rhododendron venustum Salisb., Stemotis coccineum Raf., Stemotis roseum (Lindl.) Raf., Azalea arborea (Sm.) Kuntze, Rhododendron puniceum Roxb., Rhododendron windsorii Nutt., Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum Lindl.
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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
- peach red
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