From Proven Winners: Why settle for just a week or two of flowers when you can enjoy up to five months of blooms? Large flowers appear in April, then rebloom in early July, continuing through fall until hard frost. Even high summer temperatures don’t stop this beauty from producing loads of late summer and fall flowers.
Noteworthy CharacteristicsRed flowers in spring and again in summer and fall. Evergreen. Disease resistant.
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- Genus : Rhododendron
- Plant Height : 3 to 6 feet
- Plant Width : 3 to 6 feet
- Zones : 6, 7, 8, 9
- Plant Seasonal Interest : Fall Interest
- Maintenance : Low
- Moisture : Medium Moisture
- Growth Rate : Moderate
- Light : Partial Shade to Full Shade
- Flower Color : Red
- Plant Type : Shrubs
- Bloom Time : Spring, Summer
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