Windsong Rhododendron - 2 Gallon Pot
$48.98
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Windsong Rhododendron - 2 Gallon Pot
$48.98
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Regular price
$66.00
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Description
Windsong Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Windsong'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-8b in cool-summer climates; 7a-9b in cool-summer climates Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-6'
Width at Maturity: 5-6'
Spacing: 4-4.5' for solid hedges; 8' for space between plants
Flower Color: Bright Greenish Yellow with Dark Red nectaries
Flower Size: Large, in ball-shaped clusters
Flowering Period: Mid Spring
Flower Type: Single, in large ball-shaped clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Dark Olive-Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun in cool-summer climates, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade or All Day Filtered Sun in hot-summer climates
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (well-draining), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.0 (Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Butterflies, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-0F), Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Full Sun in cool-summer climates
Description
A truly wonderful hybrid brought to the gardening world by hybridizer Jim Burlap, 'Windsong' is a large-leaved evergreen Rhododendron featuring abundant large clusters of up to 17 funnel-shaped frilly flowers with ruffled petals in a unique shade of greenish yellow. The contrasting dark red nectaries enhance the overall appeal. Dark olive green foliage showcases the flowers and provides a lush and bold texture in the landscape for the rest of the year. Windsong forms a rounded mound 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, making for a fine specimen in smaller garden spaces or in groupings or as a natural hedge where space allows. It is also an excellent accent plant for home foundation plantings. Though it will tolerate full sun in cool-summer climates we suggest some filtered sun or afternoon shade in hot-summer climates.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 5 to 6 feet tall and equally as wide, maybe a little larger over time, the Windsong Rhododendron is ideal for use as a specimen in smaller spaces or in groupings or as a handsome and colorful natural hedge in partially shaded landscape and woodland borders. It is also ideal in home foundation plantings or large containers. It does especially well on fertile embankments, hillsides, and slopes. Though it will tolerate full sun in cool-summer climates, we always suggest some filtered sun or shade during the hottest midafternoon hours in hot-summer climates. A fine addition to rhododendron and azalea gardens, yellow theme gardens, Asian gardens, cottage gardens, antique gardens, and woodland gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 4.5 feet apart for solid hedges; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
A little good advice goes a long way to successfully grow Rhododendrons. Rhododendrons are easy to grow and care for when planted correctly and in the right spot.
Rhododendrons thrive in a moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter and part shade, preferably morning sun with afternoon shade or heavily filtered sun. All-day dappled shade is fine as well. Keep in mind that whether growing in the ground or in containers, constantly soggy or wet soil is problematic for Rhododendrons, and most other plants for that matter. Some soils, such as heavy clay, quick-draining sand, or otherwise poor soils, might need to be amended to provide sufficient nutrients, better soil drainage, and/or moisture retention. In containers, select a pot with a drainage hole(s) and use a 50/50 blend of professional potting mix and potting soil. Avoid using any native soil in pots. Feed Rhododendrons after they bloom with an acid-loving formula such as an Azalea, Camellia & Rhododendron Food.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below for helpful advice from our experts on planting and caring for Rhododendrons.
How To Plant A Rhododendron
How To Fertilize & Water A Rhododendron
How To Prune A Rhododendron
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