Rhododendron mucronulatum
Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Northeastern Asia
Year of Introduction - 1907
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.8m
Width - 1m
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A small to medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright habit. Mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate to Elliptic in shape. Bright mauve-pink flowers are funnel-shaped and may be speckled with magenta towards the throats. The Blooms are held singly or in small clusters on the upright stems and are produced from late winter into early spring before the leaves emerge. The foliage turns vivid shades of yellow to red in autumn before falling.
Flower:
Bright mauve-pink flowers are funnel-shaped and may have magenta speckles towards the throats. The blooms are held singly or in small clusters and are produced before the leaves emerge in February to March.
Flower colour: Mauve-pink
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: February, March
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate to Elliptic in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems and turn shades of yellow to red before falling in autumn.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to elliptic
Autumn Colour: Yellow, red
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting, layering.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Rhododendron mucronulatum prefers a soil with a neutral to acidic in pH.