Rhododendron 'Kosters Brilliant Red'

deciduous azalea

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: average-growing
• Flowering period: April
• Flower colour: deep orange-red
• Other features: autumn colour
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  One fo the earliest azaleas into flower each year, this showy cultivar produces clusters of flaming, reddish-orange, funnel-shaped flowers in April. A deciduos shrub, the normally mid-green leaves will turn vibrant bonfire shades before they drop in the autumn.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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