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Kamchatka rhododendron | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Kamchatka rhododendron

Rhododendron camtschaticum

Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

R. camtschaticum has a dwarf, procumbent habit and hairy-margined, mid-green leaves on hairy shoots; small, saucer-shaped reddish-purple or pink flowers borne singly or in pairs, late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy humus-rich, acid soil in part shade with shelter; see rhododendron cultivation for further information

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed as soon as ripe - garden collected seed may not come true but hand pollinated plants generally produce true to type; propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pests

May be attacked by vine weevil, rhododendron leafhopper, pieris lacebug, scale insects, caterpillars and aphids

Diseases

May be subject to Rhododendron disease, powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhousePond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years