Rhododendron 'Werrington'
Family - Ericaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H4
Height - 3m
Width - 2m
Location - The Stream Area, The Stumpery
Description: A medium to large-sized Evergreen Shrub with an upright, bushy habit and small, Elliptic to lanceolate foliage. The new leaves emerge bright mid-green and turn dark green with maturity. Beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers are a striking shade of violet-blue and have pointed petals. The flowers are held in trusses and produced from mid to late spring.
Synonym - Rhododendron augustinii 'Werrington'
Flower:
Glowing violet-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers have pointed petals. Flowers are held in trusses and produced in April and May.
Flower colour: Purple, blue
Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped flowers in trusses
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Narrow, Elliptic to lanceolate leaves are pointed at the tips. The new leaves emerge bright, mid-green and turn dark green with maturity.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Rhododendron 'Werrington' requires an acidic soil.