General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 2 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Dwarf Rhododendron
  • Rhododendron

Photo Gallery
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-20
Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder - barely a leaf in sight
Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-20
Detail of Rhododendron Scarlet Wonder in full bloom
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Location: Belmonte Arboretum (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: Belmonte Arboretum (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: Belmonte Arboretum (Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-06-15
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2016-06-15

photo credit: Ulf Eliasson
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2009-04-16

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
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