Rhododendron Plants, Varieties for the Garden. Rhododendron species and care. Rhododendrons are a popular shrub to small tree well suited for growing in gardens in the cooler areas of Australia. Characterised by spectacular colorful flowers in many forms, they are also a great folaige plant with some varieties well worth growing for the large leaves alone. Rhododenrons prefer a humus rich moist but well drained soil and some protection from hot winds and extreeme afternoon sun. Readily available for sale online from Mail Order Nurseries and Specialist Nurseries as well as Retail Nurseriesand Garden Centres.
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Rhododendron Care, Plant Profile and Growing Hints
Rhododendrons have long been a favourite flowering plant in the garden. Once established they are a hardy plant, given a moist well drained soil, protection from the hot afternoon sun and lots of humus rich mulch rhododendrons do well. Pruning to keep in shape and fertilizer once a year is all the care they generally need. Provide rhododenrons with a cool root run and they will thrive. The National Rhododendron Gardens run by Parks Victoria at Olinda in the Dandenong ranges is a great place to Rhodoendrons in flower.

With a huge variety in size, from 1m up to 5m a great selection of flower shapes, colors and leaf textures rhododendrons are a great addition to the garden. Rhododendron lochiae is an Australian species with attractive red tubular flowers.


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Rhododendron plants and species for : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)