• Eventual height: 2m
  • Eventual spread: 2m

Rhododendron 'Christmas Cheer' (caucasicum hybrid)

hybrid rhododendron

5 year guarantee RHS award of garden merit
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3 litre pot £29.99 £23.99
PL00005043
£29.99 £23.99
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  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
  • Rate of growth: slow to average
  • Flowering period: February to April
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    This is a great plant if you love rhododendrons and you want to extend their season of interest in the garden. That's because they often start to bloom in late winter and are at their best in early spring - a good few weeks before most of their counterparts. They are pretty too, with trusses of pink buds opening to blush-coloured flowers that fade to creamy white as they age. A must for the woodland garden, it will also take a good few years to reach its maximum height, so is also good for pots.

  • Garden care: Avoid planting too deeply. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of leaf mould around the base of the plant each spring.
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