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10thMarch Rhododendron Seta

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10thMarch Rhododendron Seta

it was bought in a 5in pot from a long gone nursery on Dartmoor,canot remember the name of the village ,there is a well known tea shop we stopped at there.Very old England



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Wow, that is a beauty.

10 Mar, 2011

 

Gorgeous colours

10 Mar, 2011

 

Such a pity my soil won't take these (or vice versa!) I can go to westonbirt to admire them though! Very Pretty.

10 Mar, 2011

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Lulu neither this one, or the one I blogged R. Leucaspis are in the ground this one is in about an 18in container.And as the plant has grown so has the container.it has ericaceous compost and given a feed once or twice a year.

10 Mar, 2011

 

What do you feed yours Brian as I have some and I normally use the Rhododendron dry feed sprinkle around on top.

10 Mar, 2011

bjs
Bjs
 

Sixpence i tend to use sachet ones mixed with water the ones last year came from Wilkinson's,but I have used all sorts over the years,I figured I have to water a lot in summer so a soluble one should reach the roots faster.

10 Mar, 2011

 

Thank you Brian for that information will try some instead of the usual one.

10 Mar, 2011

 

I do prefer them in the ground but also I have 3 large pots waiting to be filled!!

10 Mar, 2011

bjs
Bjs
 

LuLu
choose with care some are fast growing and not very suitable.
You can also grow Camellias in exactly the same way.

10 Mar, 2011

 

I had a beautiful Camillia, in a pot, and it died, maybe a beetle. I was very dissappointed. I find plants in pots rather strange. But I do have 3 large ones, not sure what to do with them yet!

10 Mar, 2011

bjs
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LuLu
will answer the plant dieing problem later pushed for time now

11 Mar, 2011



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