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rhododendron 'Lady Clementine Mitford' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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rhododendron 'Lady Clementine Mitford'

Rhododendron 'Lady Clementine Mitford'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae

About this plant

'Lady Clementine Mitford' is a large spreading evergreen shrub with dark foliage, silvery when young. Rounded trusses of broadly funnel-shaped peach-pink flowers 8cm wide, paler within with a flare of brownish spots, open from late spring

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in moist, humus-rich acid soil but will not tolerate deep planting

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer, layering in autumn or grafting in late summer or late winter. Will not come true from seed

Pests

Can get aphids, caterpillars, leafhoppers and vine weevil

Diseases

May be affected by powdery mildews, a leaf spot and lime induced chlorosis amongst others

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years