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rhododendron 'Harkwood Premiere' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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rhododendron 'Harkwood Premiere'

Rhododendron 'Harkwood Premiere'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

'Harkwood Premiere' is a low-growing, evergreen shrub to 1.2m tall and wide with lanceolate leaves to 15cm long, dark green above with and orange-yellow indumentum beneath. Trusses of bell-shaped flowers open in late spring or early summer ; each flower to 8.5cm across with five wavy white lobes and a dark red blotch

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 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

East FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moist but well-drained, leafy humus-rich, acid soil in part shade with shelter from cold winds; see rhododendron cultivation

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or layering in autumn

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 petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years