Due to the fact that there are more than 800 species and subspecies of rhododendron, you can find several ideal options that can become a real decoration of your garden in the cold season.
Frost resistant rhododendrons
If you search rhododendrons, frost-resistant varieties, then on the Web you can find a large number of them, but not everyone can easily endure severe frosts, and they happen quite often in the winter. But still there are some excellent options that can endure a cold winter, including:
• Katevbinsky and all kinds of hybrids - easily tolerates temperatures up to -32 degrees, begins to bloom in late May, early June, has lilac or lilac-red flowers;
• Rhododendron of Yakushimansky, as well as its hybrid varieties - some can withstand up to -32 degrees, but basically this figure ranges between -23 and -29 degrees. The bush is no more than one meter tall, has flowers of a pale pink or white and pink color;
• Short-fruited or Fori - this rhododendron will easily endure frost to -29 degrees;
• Rhododendron Williams - can grow at temperatures up to -29 degrees;
• Japanese - tolerates winter well, flowers of bright orange or brick red;
• Canadian - not afraid of frost, but to actively bloom it is worth covering with a film. Has lilac-purple flowers, the height is about two meters. Such flower for a summer residence many will like it;
• Yellow or drooping azalea - tolerates severe frost, has yellow flowers, tolerates shade. It has one feature - it emits a poisonous substance, so you should be careful when touching it, it is best not to touch it;
• Caucasian - has white and large flowers, prefers shade, tolerates frost well, grows slowly. Feature - poisonous plant;
• Daursky - a feature of this rhododendron is that the leaves can be on the stem for two seasons - they darken and curl before winter, and when spring comes, they open and turn green. It can winter with buds on branches;
• Golden - yellow or golden flowers, easily tolerates winter, afraid of heat.
Preparing for Winter - Proper Rhododendron Care
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After planting rhododendrons (frost-resistant varieties), do not forget that they need care, just like the rest of the plants. That is why after their first flowering, you need to monitor the condition, namely to observe whether new shoots are released or not. If so, then it is necessary to stop it, because they will not have time to form and open to the first snow, and this will negatively affect the whole plant.
To stop the growth of shoots, it is necessary to prepare a solution of potassium sulfate, while it should be one percent. It can only be sprayed on the top of the bush, in no case can not be irrigated. This will also make the bush numb and contribute to the laying of new inflorescences. For a while, it is worth stopping watering the bush.
It is necessary to prepare protection for the rhododendron from snow and wind - to make a simple structure from improvised materials, but it must be durable. It is necessary to remove it after you are sure that frost is not expected.
When choosing rhododendrons, one must take into account all the conditions in which he will have to grow - this will be the success of an easy wintering of the bush.Also do not forget about the care and planting rules, which are guaranteed to save you from unnecessary problems with the plant.
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Arina
I really want to drop rhododendrons in the country, so this article was very useful to me. I have already stopped at the frost-resistant form of Pohjohla’s Daughter, it can withstand temperatures up to -34 ″ C, so I think it will definitely survive. Only here it’s still necessary to pick up the soil, I know that they already love the acidic soil and prepared the place and fertilized it with humus, so I think such beauty will take root in me.