Rhododendron 'Berryrose'
(Azalea 'Berryrose')

Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Woodland Walk

Description: A small Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Pale to mid-green leaves are oval to oblong in shape. Tubular funnel-shaped rhododendron flowers are a bright shade of salmon pink. Each Bloom has a yellow spot on the upper petals and red stamens. The flowers are held in trusses and produced in late spring. The Blooms are scented and attractive to pollinating insects. The foliage turns vivid shades of red, orange and yellow before falling in autumn.

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Rhododendron 'Berryrose' is classified as a Knap Hill and Exbury Azalea.

Flower:

Scented, tubular funnel-shaped flowers are a bright shade of salmon pink. Each bloom has a yellow spot on the upper petals and red stamens. The blooms are held in trusses and are produced in May.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Tubular funnel-shaped flowers in trusses

Flowering time: May

Foliage:

Pale to mid-green leaves are oval to oblong in shape. The new growth emerges bronze in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches and turn bright shades of red, orange and yellow before falling in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Oval to oblong

Autumn Colour: Red, orange, yellow

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Rhododendron 'Berryrose' prefers an acidic soil.