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Worth planting in the garden for the fragrance alone but you will also be delighted by the pink buds that open out into pretty palest pink-cream blooms in spring. Nice foliage too. Plant in semi-shade with acid soil for best results. Evergreen.

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A medium height shrub that flowers early to mid season with large, lightly fragrant soft cream buds that open in shades of buff to white with yellow throats in Spring. Prefers to be in the garden rather than a pot or container and in partial shade / dappled light. Evergreen.

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Bred by Bernard Hollard and named for his garden near Kaponga this outstanding Rhododendron will become a firm favourite as long as you love red. Large balls of bright red bloom are borne in profusion around September. Compact habit. Tolerates sun or part shade. Evergreen.

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The buds are buff yellow with a pink flush and the fully open flowers fade out to a cream with a yellow throat and it is also fragrant. The leaves are quite small and slightly hairy and the plant stays well furnished and compact. Plant in semi shade, avoid Lime and mulch annually for best results. Evergreen.

Large bright cerise pink flowers smother this plant late in the season. Great evergreen shrub for dappled shade. Frost tolerant, prefer partial shade and acid soil. Prune after flowering.

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This Dwarf Rhododendron has yellow greenish coloured flowers that appear in spring and a compact habit. Happiest in acid soil in dappled shade. Mulch the surface roots regularly to keep cool. Evergreen.

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Lord Roberts is a handsome gentleman who has won an AGM for his good looks and top performance. Large ball shaped trusses of bright cerise red blooms splashed with deep maroon in the throat. Plant in a semi-shaded position and mulch regularly to keep the roots cool. Evergreen.

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A mound-forming shrub with dark green glossy leaves and loose, open, funnel-shaped, dark red flowers deeper at the margins with dark red spots which appear in the spring. Prefers dappled light or morning sun afternoon shade. Evergreen and feed with acid fertiliser.

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Dark blooms of reddish purple with deeper spots of the same tone towards the throat. Happiest in morning sun or semi-shade. Mulch the roots regularly with peat to keep cool and to maintain the preferred acid soil. Evergreen.

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A NZ Hybrid with long pale green foliage and dense trusses of creamy white flowers that open from pink buds. The flowers have a hint of yellow spotting in the throat. Upright bushy habit. Flowers appear around October. Plant in semi-shade with acid soil for best results. Evergreen.