Rhododendron Trees For Sale in New Zealand

At Wairere we have a specially chosen selection of our favourite Rhododendrons picked for top performance and flower power. There is a wide colour range to choose from along with fragrant varieties. Bibiani, Anna Rose Whitney, Bumble Bee, John Bull, Kaponga, Unique, Percy Wiseman to name just a few. For those with limited space look for the Yakushimanum hybrids.The name Rhododendron comes from the Greek 'rhodo' for rose and 'dendron' for tree so it is fitting that here at Wairere where we really love Roses that we also love these magnificent evergreen shrubs that were once known as 'Rose-trees'. Give them the right growing conditions and they be stand out performers in the spring garden. Rhododendrons like well mulched acid soil to keep their fibrous root system cool. Dappled light is best but as long as the root system is well protected they will cope with some sun. There are over 10,000 named and registered Rhododendron hybrids so there is no excuse not to find the perfect Rhododendron to complement your planting scheme. Browse through our range on our secure web-site or pop along to the nursery at 826 Gordonton Road, Hamilton to get up close and personal. We are happy to carefully package and send your selection to anywhere in New Zealand because here at Wairere gardening is never a drag.

Rhododendron Butterhorn

This ones a real beauty. With Yellow-green buds open into bright yellow, trumpet shaped blooms with deeper coloring in the throat. Flowering in November the green glossy foliage creates and upright and slightly open habit. Thrives in sun to part shade and acid fertilizer. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow
Height: 1.8m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Lemon Ice

Stunning white flowers, each with a bright yellow speckling on the petals. October welcomes large trusses stuffed full of bell shaped flowers and dense dark green leaves all year long. Grows wider than it does tall ideal for mass planting in empty wide open garden spaces. Acid soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Catherine Trott

Rhododendron. Good compact habit with tight trusses of delightful white flowers tinged with a pink flush. Excellent, hardy NZ hybrid. Created by Alan Trott for his wife Catherine.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Denali

Rhododendron Denali a very strong growing variety with dark green, bold foliage beautiful large trusses of deep rose pink.Needs protection from harsh frost and acid soil to do really well. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Rwain

A wonderful new rhododendron with deep green foliage and large, round trusses of pink-tipped buds that open to flushed apricot-pink. White centres with a yellowish flare.Prefers a semi-shaded sheltered spot and acid soil. Mulch annually to keep the roots cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Anah Kruschke

A lovely Rhododendron with deep green foliage and a neat and tidy habit. The compact trusses of bloom appear in spring and are in tones of pale lavender and purple with a hint of red at the throat. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron John Bull

Rhododendron Worth planting in the garden for the fragrance alone but you will also be delighted by the pink buds that open out into pretty palest pink-cream blooms in spring. Nice foliage too. Plant in semi-shade with acid soil for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink Cream
Habit: Shrub Dwarf
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Olin O Dobbs

Beautiful blooms of deep, rich, blackberry purple with a hint of coffee coloured spotting towards the throat of the flower will be much admired in spring. This Rhododendron is happiest in a semi-shaded cool spot in the garden with acid soil. Mulch the roots annually. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Purple Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2m x 1m


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Rhododendron Winsome

Attractive reddish flower buds followed by beautiful rosy-cerise flowers which are bright and glowing. Very free flowering in spring. Compact habit with attractive, small pointed foliage that has coppery tones when young. Prefers semi-shade and acid soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1m x 1m


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Rhododendron Christmas Cheer

Rhododendron. Large rose pink buds open out to funnel shaped, frilly blooms of pale pink that gradually fade to almost white. The blooms start to appear in winter, nice compact growth habit. Plant in dappled light with acid soil and mulch annually to keep the roots cool. Avoid Lime. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Grumpy Dwf

This dwarf Rhododendron has deep green foliage and a very compact habit. The pale yellow flowers which are tinged with pink don't look at all 'grumpy' and in fact are quite cheerful when they emerge in spring. Plant in semi-shade in the garden or a container, prefers acid soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 75cm x 50cm


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Rhododendron Sneezy

With a name like 'Sneezy' you will not be surprised to learn that this is a dwarf Rhododendron with a low compact habit. The mid spring blooms are soft pink edged with deep pink. Ideal for a semi-shaded spot in the garden or perhaps a container. Prefers acid soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Spiciferum

Small pale pink flowers in profuse clusters on the stems.Prefers a semi-shaded sheltered spot and acid soil. Mulch annually to keep the roots cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Double Eagle

A beautiful Rhododendron with fat pink buds that open to large trusses of soft yellow flowers with a pink blotch in the centre. Flowers appear in early spring. Dark green foliage and a compact habit. Plant in dappled light with acid soil and mulch annually to keep the roots cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Yellow Moon

An outstanding Rhododendron with gorgeous blooms that appear mid spring. Coral pink buds open to frilly, waxy blooms made up of a mass of lemon, bell-shaped flowers. Glossy green foliage and a nice compact habit. Must have! Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Belle Heller

Rhododendron. Beautiful globular trusses of white flowers with an attractive yellow blotch stand out against the leathery green foliage in spring. Plant in a semi-shaded position and mulch regularly to keep the roots cool. Avoid Lime. October flowering.Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1m


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Rhododendron Impeditum

An unusual little species Rhododendron native to China with a low compact habit. The green foliage is dainty and aromatic, the spring flowers are funnel shaped, toned blue-mauve and lightly scented. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Mulch the roots annually to keep cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender
Habit: Shrub
Height: 50cm x 50cm


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Rhododendron Manda Sue

Rhododendron Open trumpets of cream edged with deep shell pink appear in rounded trusses in spring. Very striking. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Mulch the roots annually to keep cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1m x 1m


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Rhododendron Virginia Richards

In spring, compact trusses of pink flowers open from deep apricot buds. The flowers mature to salmon-yellow with a crimson blotch. Long pointed evergreen foliage. Good strong healthy growth and a compact habit. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil.
Flower Colour: Pink Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1m


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Rhododendron Kings Milkmaid

A NZ Hybrid Rhododendron with long pale green foliage and dense trusses of creamy white flowers that open from pink buds. The flowers have a hint of yellow spotting in the throat. Upright bushy habit. Flowers appear around October. Plant in semi-shade with acid soil for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.3m


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Rhododendron Felicity Fair

Rhododendron Bred in NZ by Felix Jury this handsome shrub has dark green leathery foliage. In spring fragrant trumpets of bloom in tones of pastel apricot with a pink flush and just a hint of orange in the throat will make you realize it is an excellent choice for a semi-shaded part of the garden. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Apricot
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2.5m x 2m


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Rhododendron Freeman Stephens

Big truss with very large cherry-red blooms, flowering mid season. A vigorous upright habit with a large dark green foliage. Will look good in any ones garden with morning sun and afternoon shade. Fertilize with an acid fertilizer as buds are forming. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Bud Flannagen

Rhododendron. Prestigious large conical trusses of impressive Strong reddish-purple buds open to a very soft mauve flower. Flowering mid to late season. Tall upright habit.Hardy and vigorous growing.Plant in well drained, acidic, organically enriched soil, sun to part shade. Very hardy. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Purple Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Michaels Pride

Rhododendron Sumptuous fat buds of golden yellow open to reveal exquisite large blooms in a soft lemon-cream shade. Just gorgeous - no wonder Micheal was proud. Nice green foliage. Plant in semi-shaded, sheltered position in acid soil for best results. Tolerates light frost. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Flaming Star

A striking Rhododendron that produces large trusses of blooms that are bright yellow in the center and has bold red-orange margins. Foliage is dark glossy and green all year round and flowering around November. Likes morning sun and afternoon shade. Acid fertilizer. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow Orange
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Lems Monarch

When this gorgeous Rhododendron is in flower you won't be able to keep your eyes off the simply magnificent, showy white trusses margined with pink. Strong and vigorous with an upright habit. Happiest in acid soil in dappled shade. Mulch the surface roots regularly to keep cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Markeetas Prize

A vigorous and handsome Rhododendron with handsome waxy green foliage. In spring strong stems hold aloft large rounded blooms of brightest red. Stunning to light up a semi-shaded spot especially if you plant more than 1! Plant in acid soil and mulch regularly for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Witchery

With its Fiery red, open funnel shaped flowers it gives the illusion the the flowers are glowing. The new growth is covered with silvery tomentum - a spectacular show. Flowering mid to late season this is a beautiful specimen to have in any garden. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Charisma

Pretty delicate rose coloured buds open to rose pink flowers. Rhododendron’s prefer dappled shade, but can be grown in full sun if protected from afternoon sun or kept well watered. Prune after flowering to maintain shape and to promote new growth. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.8m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Chionoides

Compact, wide growing and vigorous Rhododendron.. Flowers are white with yellow eye. Long, flat, light green leaves. Prefers dappled shade. Prune after flowering to maintain shape and to promote new growth. Mulch root area annually to keep cool. Avoid Lime. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Erics Triumph

Eric's Triumph has lush mid green foliage that starts a soft yellow green with green buds that then burst forth with fragrant pretty creamy white trumpet shaped flowers with a golden eye. Suitable for most garden situations. Happiest with dappled light. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Yellow
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.8m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron High Society

This Rhododendron is an amazingly prolific flowerer, offering strong apricot pink flowers. Dark green rolled foliage and compact habit. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Apricot
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100-120cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Impii

Rhododendron Black red buds open to very dark dusky red funnel shaped flowers, with wavy edged lobes, in small trusses. Dark green leaves on a neat compact growing plant. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 80cm


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Rhododendron Johnstoneanum Ken Burns

The buds are buff yellow with a pink flush and the fully open flowers fade out to a cream with a yellow throat and it is also fragrant. The leaves are quite small and slightly hairy and the plant stays well furnished and compact. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1m


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Rhododendron Melrose Flash

Rhododendron Has yellow-green flowers with "flashy" purplish-pink margins. Wow, how showy! It is a great plant with delightful foliage that will make a wonderful impression in your garden. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink Cream
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m


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Rhododendron Mrs J P Lade

Clothed in round rich soft lavender flower with darker centre, compact growing, free flowering with large trusses. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1m


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Rhododendron Pink Trumpet

Gorgeous large delicate shell pink blooms that are quaintly fragrant. Suitable for most garden situations. Happiest with dappled light. Mulch around the roots annually to keep cool. Avoid Lime. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.8m x 1.6m


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Rhododendron Spring Dance

Each year, quite early in the spring season, Spring Dance bursts out and covers itself completely in pale lilac flowers. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Floral Gift

Rhododendron Floral Gift has apple-blossom buds open to large tubular creamy white flowers, thick and waxy in appearance, rather like a large lily. Some pink remains in the outer flower. The fragrance is delightful.Needs protection from harsh frost and acid soil to do really well. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Kings Cream

Vigorously growing Rhododendron, bushy form of large, rounded leaves. Flowers in large, conical trusses of rich cream. Mid season blooming.Happiest with dappled light. Mulch around the roots annually to keep cool. Avoid Lime. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Cream White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Blunique

Rhododendron. Light yellow-cream flowers with blue specks. Compact Habit. Plant in part shade in moist well drained soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Yellow Blue
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2m x 1m


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Rhododendron White Dove

A lovely Rhododendron with masses of small white flowers with green-yellow throat and dark green foliage flowering mid-Spring. A lovely addition to any garden for a fresh, crisp appeal. Plant in moist, acidic soil thats well drained and partial shade. Evergreen. Hardy.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Greers #1

Rhododendron A very free flowering Yakushimanum hybrid that holds its stunning soft pink color for a long period before fading to a paler pink. Compact rounded trusses on a compact plant. Needs protection from harsh frost and acid soil to do really well. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Dreamland

Rhododendron Dreamland has a good trusses of pale pink edged deeper pink flowers on a compact bush Beautiful Height.Needs protection from harsh frost and acid soil to do really well. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Pink Perfection

Featuring light pink flowers with subtle speckles and a brighter margin on large, rounded clusters of funnel shaped blooms through October. A sturdy upright growing shrub with lovely green leaves. Thrives in morning sun and afternoon shade in free draining acidic soil. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Mt Loma Prieta

Large trusses of beautiful and unusual pinky-apricot flowers with a hint of creamy yellow in their throats. Blooms are held in tight, conical trusses. Sturdy upright but rounded plant. Plant in semi shade to full sun, prefers acid soils, and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Apricot Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 2m x 1.8m


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Rhododendron Marion Street

A charming little Rhododendron that is slow growing and compact in habit. The rose pink buds open to a softer shade of pink and fade to white as they mature. Long oval leaves.Plant in semi shade to full sun , prefers acid soils, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 75cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Manderlay

Rhododendron A mound-forming shrub with dark green glossy leaves and loose, open, funnel-shaped, dark red flowers deeper at the margins with dark red spots which appear in the spring. Prefers dappled light or morning sun afternoon shade. Evergreen and feed with acid fertiliser.
Flower Colour: Red
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Elaine Rowe

Now this one is a stunner once grown as it can be a large shrub or small tree. Depends on how you keep it pruned. It produces big blooms of soft pink flowers through Spring. Happiest in semi-shade with acid soil. Avoid Lime. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 6m x 8m


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Rhododendron Abigail

A compact, rounded shrub with elegant, slender dark green foliage. With striking pink blooms they have a soft orange undertone making this variety standout in any ones garden. Happiest in dappled light/shade. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Pink Orange
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Cos

This delightful Rhododendron variety will put on a stunning display with its white, fragrant flowers in mid-late Spring. It has a compact, bushy habit. Hardy to -5c. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Shrub
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Kalinka

Yak hybrid. With beautiful red buds they open to ruffled rose pink flowers in spring fading to clear pink. This variety is a compact grower so don`t hide it at the back of the garden, let it show off in the front or even in a container. Likes the shade in moist well drained soil. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Red Pink
Habit: Shrub
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron El Camino

A variety that produces glossy green foliage that enhances lovely deep pink flowers with a darker blotch. November flowering. Best situated for morning sun and afternoon shade. Likes and acid fertilizer and trimmed after flowering. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Blue River

A prolific spring flowerer of pale lavender and spotted funnel shaped blooms. A good, rounded, neat habit. Best with some shade and water during dry spells. Harmful if eaten. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Fire Rim

Striking bicolour with cream flowers with a richer cream shaded centre and a shadow edge of red. WOW! The growth habit is dense, low growing and spreading. Some afternoon shade & summer moisture. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream Red
Height: 60cm x 90cm


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Rhododendron Morning Cloud

With mid-Spring flowers flushed of pale lavender-pink with a paler throat fading to cream held in rounded trusses, this is something special. Being from the yakushimanum collection its small enough it can be grown in a decent pot or container. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Lavender Pink
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Platinum Ice

Fragrant ice blue flowers, maturing to white will delight from late spring. Forms an attractive evergreen shrub. Best with some afternoon shade & water during hot, dry spells. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Blue
Height: 1.8m x 1.8m


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Rhododendron Rainbow

Mid Spring flowering. Beautiful flowers edged deep pink to pale pink to white, resulting in a two tone effect. Quite spectacular. A hardy variety with glossy foliage and a vigorous habit. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Height: 1.8m x 1.8m


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Rhododendron Aisla Stewart

This compact shrub features neat, rounded dark green foliage with tight trusses of fully double deep pink blooms in Spring. Likes an acidic soil and good drainage. A beautiful specimen for anyones garden. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 1.5m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Always Jan

A new variety that is very eye-catching as it showcases tight, rounded trusses of rich burgundy-purple blooms that are lightly speckled with black flecks on the inside. Lush dark green foliage adds to it appeal. Flowering mid season it helps to spread the flowering. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Purple Black
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Barmsted

A reliable and compact Rhodo that will be covered in vivid rose-red blooms during November. Exceptionally hardy and great for adding a pop of colour to the garden. Evergreen. Likes acidic soil and good free drainage in semi shade.
Flower Colour: Red
Height: 1.2m x 1m


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Rhododendron Golfer

A spreading evergreen shrub reaching 80cm in 10 years. Young leaves have a silvery-grey felted underside. In mid-Spring it produces trusses of up to 13 pale pink flowers that gradually fade to white. Thrip resilient. Like morning sun and afternoon shade and well drained acidic soils.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 80cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Gordon Valley Supreme

This one has large pink flowers with a lighter center. Its a vigorous grower and prefers dappled light to protect its large, lush green foliage. Flowers in December. Makes for a small tree or large bush as a beautiful specimen in any garden. Evergreen. Prune after flowering to maintain shape.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 3m x 2.5m


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Rhododendron Grandmas Hat

With very showy flowers of reddish purple and greenish white centers and a red blotch. Its a variety that is more open and taller rather than wide. Flowering in Spring the blooms are enhanced by lush green foliage. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Red Purple
Height: 1.8m x 1m


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Rhododendron Hinoki

Hinoki has stunning pale pink star shaped flowers with tinges fading to apricot and yellow in the throat. Flowering in October . Suitable for most garden situations. Happiest with dappled light. Mulch around the roots annually to keep cool. Avoid Lime. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Pink Apricot
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Holmslee Pearl

A vigorous upright shrub that will produce large conical clusters of white flowers with a delicate flush of pink. Flowering mid-season with dark glossy green foliage you don`t want to miss out on this one. Likes dappled sun through Summer so as to not burn the foliage.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Kiwi Dad

This is a stunning Rhodo with lush dark green foliage that helps enhance deep dark red blooms on large trusses. Flowering in November when the early varieties are finishing. Thrives in morning sun and afternoon shade in a well drained acidic soil. Mulch in Summer to keep the roots cool. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Red
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Marquis of Waterford

A later bloomer than most but with its flower trusses of stunning red and featuring a whitish center that are brought to attention with nice dark green leaves. Thrives in average acidic soil and prefers morning sun and afternoon shade. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Height: 1.8m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Moon Orchid

Bred by Felix Jury this elegant Rhodo features rose-pink buds that fade to creamy-yellow trumpet shaped flowers which are lightly fragrant. The trumpet flowers have a wave to frilly lobes and a green-orange blotch at the back of the throat. Dense dark green foliage is all year round. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Cream Pink
Height: 2.5m x 2m


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Rhododendron Mother Lode

This lush bush produces full trusses of buttery yellow blooms that are complemented by dark glossy green foliage that has a striking coppery new growth. Prefers morning sun and afternoon shade in hot dry Summers. Does well in acidic soil which is rich in compost and well drained. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Yellow
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Naselle

This lovely well proportioned shrub has beautiful China rose pink edged flowers fading to a maize yellow center and some orange speckling in the throat. The new growth after green is tinged deep red. October flowering.
Flower Colour: Pink Yellow
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Pink Sherbet

With reddish-pink flowers fading to almost white this is a very special Rhododendron. Its a dense bush with a most attractive woolly covering which also helps deter thrip. Flowering in Spring this smaller growing variety is deem oh so cute. Evergreen. Likes partial afternoon shade.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 100cm x 100cm


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Rhododendron Red Olympia

An upright shrub with large, glossy narrow elliptical leaves that are dark green. Produces blooms of 13-16 deep red funnel-shaped flowers marked with black spots on all lobes. November flowering. Ideal conditions are morning sun and afternoon shade in acidic soil and mulched through hot Summers.
Flower Colour: Red
Height: 1.5m x 1.5m


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Rhododendron Shogun

With fragrant white flowers this features a striking red throat with tightly packed red rays. Thrives best in full sun to part shade. An evergreen shrub flowering mid-season and will thrive in free draining but moist acidic soils.
Flower Colour: White Red
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron True Blue

True Blue is as close as you will get to blue without it actually being blue. It showcases clusters of ruffled, funnel-shaped flowers that are lightly spotted and range from purple to violet -blue. This color will really enhance any garden. A dense rounded evergreen shrub flowering Spring. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Purple
Height: 2m x 2m


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Rhododendron Willets

A lovely variety with salmon pink flowers with a deep dark eye and a dark green foliage.Flowering October. This is a beautiful specimen to have in any garden. Prefers semi shade and acid soil. Mulch well going into Summer to keep the roots cool. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Pontiyak

A lovely frilly edged Rhodo with pearl pink flowers aging to white, with a dark rose pink blotch and spots at the base. Flowering mid-late Spring with a back drop of ark green foliage its a head turner. Likes acid soil that`s free draining and afternoon shade. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Height: 1.2m x 1.2m


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Rhododendron Tyermanii

A vigorous upright shrub with glossy, green and slightly textured leave. It features dark brown shiny bark and lily-like white trumpet flowers with frilly lobes and a yellow throat. The flowers have a nutmeg fragrance. Best grown in morning sun and afternoon shade, acidic soil that well drained.
Flower Colour: White Yellow
Height: 3m x 3m


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