species
Rhododendron ponticum
Common rhododendron
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Rhododendron ponticum belongs to the family Ericaceae, also known as Common rhododendron, introduced to the UK. It reaches 4 m tall and 4 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on peat or loam soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to June and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 4 m tall × 4 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Peat, Loam
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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