How to tend a Rhododendron maximum
Also known as: Rhododendron latifolium Hoffmanns., Rhododendron procerum Salisb., Rhododendron purshii G.Don, Rhododendron bigener Steud., Rhododendron ashleyi Coker, Rhododendron fragrans DC., Rhododendron tigrinum Steud., Rhododendron maximum f. album (Pursh) Fernald, Rhododendron maximum f. purpureum (Pursh) Fernald, Rhododendron maximum f. maximum , Rhododendron maximum var. album Pursh, Rhododendron maximum var. purpureum Pursh, Hymenanthes maxima (L.) H.F.Copel., Rhododendron maximum f. apetalum V.V.Byalt & Firsov, Rhododendron purpureum (Pursh) G.Don
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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
- white
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