How to tend a Rhododendron calendulaceum
Also known as: Rhododendron speciosum (Willd.) Sweet, Azalea aurantiaca F.Dietr., Azalea calendulacea Michx., Azalea crocea (Michx.) Hoffmanns., Azalea jammea Pritz., Azalea speciosa Willd., Azalea speciosa var. coccinea (Aiton) DC., Rhododendron calendulaceum f. calendulaceum , Rhododendron calendulaceum f. aurantium (F.Dietr.) Rehder, Azalea speciosa var. aurantia (G.Lodd.) DC., Rhododendron calendulaceum var. croceum (Michx.) Sweet, Rhododendron luteum var. croceum (Michx.) C.K.Schneid., Azalea calendulacea var. crocea Michx., Azalea conccinea Lodd.
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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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