How to tend a Rhododendron obtusum
Also known as: Rhododendron lowei Loudon, Rhododendron parviflorum Dum.Cours, Rhododendron odoratum Lodd. ex Steud., Rhododendron adansonii E.-A.Baumann, Rhododendron hyacinthiflorum Steud., Rhododendron deciduum Andrews ex Steud., Rhododendron catesbaeum Dum.Cours, Rhododendron speciosum Salisb., Azalea arborea L., Azalea lancifolia (Moench) Kuntze, Hymenanthes pontica (L.) H.F.Copel., Rhododendron obtusum P.Watson, Rhododendron lancifolium Moench, Rhododendron ponticum var. obtusum (P.Watson) 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
- pale pink
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