Scientific Name:
Rhododendron
'Unique'
Pronunciation:
roe-doe-DEN-drun
Common Name:
Unique rhododendron
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most blades elliptic, 5-7(-10)cm long x 3-5cm wide, margin entire, apex with an obvious mucronate tip ~1mm long, petioles 1-1.5cm long; flowers ~6cm wide, pinkish in bud to creamy-white when fully open, up to 14 per cluster.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin (R. wardii x R. yakushimanum)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Mucronate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Moderately fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Beetles or weevils, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Rust, Scale insects, Wilt
