Hybrid Rhododendron

Rhododendron Anah Kruschke

• Position: partial shade
• Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: slow to average
• Flowering period: May and June
• Flower colour: reddish-purple
• Other features: leaves retained all year
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Full trusses of lavish, reddish-purple flowers in May and June and handsome, dark green leaves, retained all year. This large-flowered hybrid rhododendron copes well with heat and sun. Vigorous and upright in habit it's ideal for a shrub border or woodland edge with well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil.
  
  
• 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.