Rhododendron x 'Northern Hi-Lights'
Northern Lights Azalea
Plant Family:
Ericaceae
Med - Lg Shrub (usually >3' and never < 1.5')
Flower:
Yellow
Blooms :
Apr
to:
May
Multicolored yellow and white
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
Yes
Foliage:
Green
Deciduous
Shawna Larson
Oregon Native?
No
West State Native?
No
University of Minnesota hybrid
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
4
Water Needs:
M
Sun Needs:
Shade
Deer Resistant?
No
Firewise?
No
Height:
4-5'
Spread:
4-5'
Growth Rate:
Native Habitat:
Cool temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere
Soil:
Acidic, organically rich, moisture retentative but well drained
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Fertilizer:
Mulch:
Wood chips, bark or pine needles
Long Term:
Winter:
Spring:
Summer:
Includes both deciduous and broad-leaved evergreen shrubs which require no pruning other than the prompt removal of dead flower heads immediately after they wither. It is of vital importance to do this. Allowing the flower heads to go to seed greatly weak
Fall:
Common Problems
Diseases:
Blights, canker, crown rot, leaf gall, root rot, leaf spot, rust and powdery mildew
Insects:
Aphids, borers, lacebugs, caterpillars, leafhoppers, mealybugs, nematodes,scale, thrips and whitefly
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