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Rhododendron Melrose Flash

Rhododendron Melrose Flash

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Plant arrived in excellent condition. Beautiful quality with perfect size and lovely buds. Very healthy plant.

Françoise B., 27/09/2018

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A bush with beautiful evergreen and glossy foliage. This new spring variety will surprise you with its charming bicolour cream and pink flowering. It will dress up your borders, terraces, and flowering hedges in all seasons.
Flower size
6 cm
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
1.20 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -18°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Recommended planting time February to May, September to October
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Description

Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' is a bush with beautiful evergreen and glossy foliage. This new variety will surprise you with its charming bicolour cream and pink flowering. It will dress up your borders, terraces, and flowering hedges in all seasons.

 

Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' forms an upright habit, reaching 1.50m (5ft) in height and 1.20m (4ft) in width in 10 years. Its evergreen leaves are elliptical, slender, and leathery, with prominent veins. During the months of May and June, this bush offers you a flowering in clusters of 3 to 6 bicolour cream flowers with light pink margins. The Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' is a new variety that will stand out from its predecessors.

Hardy down to -17°C (1.4°F), the Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' likes a sunny or semi-shaded position. With slow growth, this humus-bearing shrub prefers cool, humus-bearing, well-drained soil with an acidic tendency.

Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' will be ideal as a border plant, in a pot, or as a standalone plant. It will dress up your garden all year round and animate it in spring with its numerous cream flowers with light pink margins. Plant it on a slope or rockery alongside Magnolias, Pieris, Heather, Kalmias, Azaleas, and Japanese Maple.

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Rhododendron Melrose Flash (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 1.20 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time May to June
Flower size 6 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Rhododendron

Cultivar

Melrose Flash

Family

Ericaceae

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference781743

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Planting and care

Plant Rhododendron 'Melrose Flash' in a sunny or semi-shaded position, protected from cold and drying winds, in a cool, humus-bearing and light soil with an acidic tendency. Like all plants that prefer acid soil, it cannot tolerate chalky or heavy soils that become waterlogged in winter. Dig a hole three times larger than the pot. Soak the root ball in non-chalky water and plant the bush at collar level in a mixture composed of 1/4 turf, leaf compost, gravel or pumice, and loam. Water thoroughly and keep the soil moist in summer. Azaleas and Rhododendrons have a shallow root system, so they are susceptible to long periods of drought. Therefore, it is recommended to enrich the soil with humus and water abundantly during dry periods. Additionally, their root system is not very strong, so it is essential to lighten heavy soils with draining materials (gravel, pumice, clay pellets) when planting. Apply a mulch of shredded pine bark around the base of the bush every spring to maintain soil moisture and acidity. Maintenance involves removing faded flowers in summer and pruning dead branches. Azaleas and Rhododendrons can sometimes be attacked by weevils that eat the edges of leaves and rootlets, as well as the infamous "rhododendron beetle" that rarely causes significant damage. You can treat them with carbofuran. Yellowing of the leaves (chlorosis) in Rhododendrons indicates poor iron assimilation in the soil and can lead to premature death of the plant. While lime is often the cause, poorly drained soil or a deeply planted root ball can also explain the phenomenon.

Planting period

Recommended planting time February to May, September to October

Intended location

Type of use Border, Free-standing, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -18°C (USDA zone 7a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Rich and well-drained

Care

Soil moisture Moist soil
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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