| Description | Rhododendron Landmark (Rhododendron) is a deep fuchsia red flowering Rhododendron. |
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| Pronunciation | (roh-do-DEN-dron) |
| Plant Type | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | morning sun at most, afternoon shade, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | well drained, acidic ph, humusy |
| Flowers | deep fuchsia red trusses of tubular flowers |
| Leaves | shiny green during summer, bronze-mahogany during winter |
| Dimensions | can reach 5 by 5 feet or larger (HS) if left unpruned |
| Maintenance | I like to dig a large hole, not to deep and mix the soil with 50% peat moss, compost or other organic material. Plant in a slight mound for good drainage. Add a cup or two of Ammonia sulfate (or any other acid producing fertilizer) and some regular fertilizer. Water in good and keep moist. Mulch will help to slow down the loss of water. I like to add acid fertilizer in the fall and spring. Also you can use a liquid acid fertilizer such as Mir-acid. Any pruning should be done right after flowering. |
| Cultivar Origin | Hybridized in 1985 by Ed and Wayne Mezitt at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Massachusetts USA |
| Misc Facts | Genus name comes from the Greek words rhodo meaning rose and dendron meaning tree. Transferred from the Greek name for Nerium oleander. |
| Notes & Reference | Weston Nurseries web site |
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