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Rhododendron (Carita Group) 'Carita Inchmery' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Rhododendron (Carita Group) 'Carita Inchmery'

Rhododendron (Carita Group) 'Carita Inchmery'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

'Carita Inchmery' is an evergreen shrub to around 3m tall bearing trusses of bell-shaped pink flowers with creamy-yellow centres opening from red buds in spring

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

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 FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich, acid soil in part shade with shelter from cold winds, ideal for a woodland garden; see rhododendron cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cutting in late summer, layering in autumn or by grafting in late summer or late winter

Pests

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

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorBorders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years