Interesting to see all the trouble that folks are having with this plant. I have had five of them for anywhere from 5-15 years, and they...Read More are all thriving. They are slow growers, but put out nice flowers every spring.
Bought 4 last year because the nursery said they would take shade. Came back this year butonly a few flowers on one plant. The one that b...Read Moreloom get part shade. The one in full sun doesn't have any flowers. They all look healthy. I have not been able to find much info on it.
extremely beautiful, but also extremely sickly and sensitive, it's probably going to die, as it is turning yellowy-brown and brittle. I h...Read Moreave checked the ph, corrected it, as it was only a little too high, so used a tiny bit of cider vinegar diluted in gallon water, and even added expensive cooperas natural iron sulphate, in case it had iron chlorosis, and nothing is helping revive it. mike
I bought two of these from a big box store before reading all the other comments but went ahead and planted them thinking I didn't have m...Read Moreuch to lose. They seemed to be doing all right for a couple weeks and put on some new growth. Then the neighborhood squirrels found them; the poor shrubs were dead within three days. I loved how they looked before that so might try them again next year with some cages for protection.
wow, im surprized at the negative comments, i didnt realize how easy it is to kill these, i bought one 2 years ago, stuck it in the groun...Read Mored, and ignored it. it bloomed, added growth, and lookes beautiful. the leaves turn purple in the winter. i like this shrub very much. good luck with it
I have to say, I have tried this plant several times, and it just won't stay alive. It's planted in raised beds full of azaleas and rhod...Read Moreies that thrive, but I've had only one survive out of 5 this year. Most of my rhodies are z6, so it should be okay. Maybe it just doesn't like me.
Another gem for the rockery, this dwarf rhododendron has flowers very close to blue, a rare colour for rhodododendrons. the foliage is a...Read Morelso blue-tinted and fragrant.
Interesting to see all the trouble that folks are having with this plant. I have had five of them for anywhere from 5-15 years, and they...Read More
This species has been used to produce most of the "blue" hybrid Rhododendrons.
Bought 4 last year because the nursery said they would take shade. Came back this year butonly a few flowers on one plant. The one that b...Read More
extremely beautiful, but also extremely sickly and sensitive, it's probably going to die, as it is turning yellowy-brown and brittle. I h...Read More
I bought two of these from a big box store before reading all the other comments but went ahead and planted them thinking I didn't have m...Read More
wow, im surprized at the negative comments, i didnt realize how easy it is to kill these, i bought one 2 years ago, stuck it in the groun...Read More
Very cool dwarf, but I also have 2 out of 3 dead....a very picky shrub......
Annapolis,MD
I have to say, I have tried this plant several times, and it just won't stay alive. It's planted in raised beds full of azaleas and rhod...Read More
Another gem for the rockery, this dwarf rhododendron has flowers very close to blue, a rare colour for rhodododendrons. the foliage is a...Read More