Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhododendron 'Betty Wormold'

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botanical name:
Rhododendron 'Betty Wormold'

family: Ericaceae

characteristics: shrub, evergreen
height: 5.00m width: 4.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: pink
stem/bark colour: brown
main period of interest: May

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, clay soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -20°C
USDA zone: 6 to 9

description:
Large evergreen with very dark green leaves. Bold compact trusses of bright pink flowers with heavy dark red spotting inside. Usually flowers in late May.

cultivation:
Moist, well drained acidic soil in sun or part shade.

propagation:
By grafting.

other notes:
Hardy hybrid