Position
Partial shade
Soil Types
Clay, Loam, Sand
Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy humus-rich, acid soil in part shade with shelter from cold winds, ideal for a woodland garden; sun tolerant if soil remains reliably moist but strong sun may bleach flower colour; see rhododendron cultivation. If growing indoors, place in a cool, light well-ventilated spot out of direct sunlight. See rhododendron cultivation for further advice
May be susceptible to vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars and aphids
May be susceptible to Rhododendron diseases, Powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus