Flowering Shrub Related To Rhododendron. These shrubs prefer climates with adequate rainfall and moist summers. Rhododendron plants similar to many other plants in the ericaceae family prefer acidic soils.
These shrubs prefer climates with adequate rainfall and moist summers. Rhododendron is a genus of shrubs and small to rarely large trees the smallest species growing to 10 100 cm 4 40 in tall and the largest r. You can amend the soils with peat moss compost and other soil acidifiers to keep them happy.
Its flower buds are orange but when the buds.
Ideal soil ph for rhododendron plants is somewhere between 4 5 and 6 0. This evergreen shrub is hardy in zones 6 8 and works beautifully as a foundation plant or in a mixed border. This plant has received the award for rhododendron of the year from the american rhododendron society. If you have had problems growing rhododendrons in the past perform a soil test.