Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'

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botanical name:
Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'

family: Ericaceae

characteristics: shrub, evergreen
height: 3.00m width: 3.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: mauve
main period of interest: May

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: part shade, shade, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 9

description:
Bushy habit with a medium rate of growth. Compact, conical trusses of frilly pale lavender-blue flowers with a purple flare.

cultivation:
Moist, well drained humus rich acid soil in part shade.