Rhododendron Easydendron Madame Masson

Rhododendron Easydendron® Inkharo® Madame Masson is originally an excellent old variety, appreciated and awarded. It has been grafted onto "Inkharo" to show improved tolerance to slightly chalky or clayey soils. It forms a rounded bush with elongated, shiny green leaves, with abundant, white spring flowers, spotted with golden yellow. This very hardy, early flowering selection formerly reserved for acid soil beds, can now be planted in a wider variety of conditions, even in slightly chalky or heavy soils. If your soil is acidic, choose Rhododendron Madame Masson on its own roots.

Rhododendrons are plants from the ericaceae family, just like heathers. The history of Inkharo Rhododendrons, somewhat revolutionary plants, began in Germany over 20 years ago. The discovery of a rhododendron naturally growing in a chalk quarry made it possible to consider grafting different varieties onto its extraordinary root system. The bushes obtained through this method tolerate a wide range of soils with a pH ranging from 4.5 to 7.5, as long as they are loose, fertile, moist, and not excessively chalky. In summary, a soil that would be suitable for hydrangeas. The Madame Masson cultivar, originally derived from a cross between Rhododendron catawbiense and Rhododendron ponticum, forms a large branching bush with a dense habit, reaching approximately 1.30 m high at 10 years and 1.30 m in width, under good growing conditions, in open ground. Its growth is rather slow. Its large leaves are elliptical, dark green and glossy on the upper side, with a lighter,hairy underside. They persist in winter. Towards the end of April, for approximately 3 weeks, large clusters or spherical corymbs of flower buds bloom at the ends of the branches. They open into well-shaped, open corolla flowers. The heart of the flower is spotted and speckled with golden yellow and has long white stamens. The petals are white.

Rhododendron Inkharo Madame Masson is a very hardy plant, down to approximately -20°C. It prefers a shaded exposure. In the garden, with its abundant and delicate flowering, it easily decorates a shaded area of the garden, in the company of Ferns, blue or variegated hostas, Pieris, shrubby heathers, Kalmias, Azaleas and Japanese maples, or other rhododendrons from the same group to create beautiful patchworks of textures and colours. You can also plant it alongside many other flowering shrubs, not necessarily acid-loving: hydrangeas, autumn camellias. Japanese Anemones will also be good companions, as well as bugbanes and foxgloves, in woodland areas.