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milky-white rhododendron

Rhododendron lacteum

Low Maintenance

Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

R. lacteum is a slow-growing, sparsely-branched large shrub eventually reaching up to 8m tall. Its evergreen, oblong to elliptic leaves up to 16cm long are dark green above and covered with a fine, tawny felt beneath. Ball-shaped trusses to 20cm in diameter of 15-30 bell-shaped, soft yellow flowers sometimes stained with pink are borne in spring

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 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 FacingEast 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 seed, by grafting or by semi-ripe 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 diseases, powdery mildews, rhododendron petal blight, rhododendron bud blast, silver leaf and honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorBorders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years