Rhododendron 'Lady Clementine Mitford'
rhododendron 'Lady Clementine Mitford'
'Lady Clementine Mitford' is a large spreading evergreen shrub with dark foliage, silvery when young. Rounded trusses of broadly funnel-shaped peach-pink flowers 8cm wide, paler within with a flare of brownish spots, open from late spring
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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
1.5–2.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
AcidColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink | Grey Silver Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- 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
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Easy to grow in moist, humus-rich acid soil but will not tolerate deep planting
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. Will not come true from seed
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Pests
Can get aphids, caterpillars, leafhoppers and vine weevil
Diseases
May be affected by powdery mildews, a leaf spot and lime induced chlorosis amongst others
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