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Other common names rhododendron 'Crest'
Family Ericaceae
Genus Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular flowers that may be solitary or in short racemes
Details 'Crest' is a large, upright evergreen shrub to 3.5m in height, with glossy dark green leaves and trusses of widely funnel-shaped primrose-yellow flowers up to 10cm in width, opening from pale orange buds in mid-spring
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Bushy
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H5
Partial Shade
Aspect South-facing or North-facing or West-facing or East-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained
SoilLoam, Sand
pHAcid
Ultimate height 2.5-4 metres
Ultimate spread 2.5-4 metres
Time to ultimate height 10-20 years
Cultivation Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy, humus-rich acid soil, in part shade with shelter; see rhododendron cultivation
Propagation Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types Hedging & Screens Low Maintenance Cottage & Informal Garden
Pruning Pruning group 8
Pests May be attacked by vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars and aphids
Diseases May be affected by various Rhododendron diseases including powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus
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