Rhododendron 'Loderi Pink Diamond '

Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Hybrid Parents - Rhododendron fortunei x R. griffithianum
Year of Introduction - 1914
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 4m
Width - up to 4m
Location - The Stream Area

Description: A medium to large sized Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, rounded habit. Large, mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have a leathery texture. Deep rose pink buds open to pale, sugar pink, trumpet-shaped Blooms. The flowers are held in large trusses and are produced from mid to late spring.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Flower:

Deep rose pink buds open to large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a pale shade of sugar pink. Each bloom has yellow speckles toward the base of the uppermost petal. The flowers are held in large trusses and produced in April and May.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers held in trusses

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have a leathery texture. The leaves are spirally arranged on the branches.

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. This plant prefers an acidic soil.