Rhododendron 'Mother's Day'

evergreen azalea

size: 2 litre pot

available to order from summer 2012

£11.99

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• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil or ericaceous compost
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May
• Flower colour: purple
• Other features: looks fabulous planted en masse
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Masses of small, funnel shaped, semi-double, bright red flowers in late spring and early summer, and small, dark green leaves. This compact, evergreen azalea is perfect for a shrub border with humus-rich, acid soil. A mass planting provides a fiery and colourful display, unrivalled by any other spring-flowering shrub.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
  • Eventual Height: 0.8m
  • Eventual Spread: 1m
  Rhododendron 'Mother's Day' - evergreen azalea Striking red flowers