The Cumberland Azalea is the perfect flower to announce the arrival of summer in your garden! Attractive flowers and leaves that will brighten up your pots, containers, borders, terraces and gardens.
Compact, woody and deciduous shrub with serrated green leaves covered with fine hairs. Striking tubular flowers with 5 petals that go from orange yellow to reddish. Attracts butterflies and bees. Up to 1m high.
If they are not well cared for and are in the wrong place, they can be prone to insects such as aphids, mealybugs, mites... and diseases such as rot, canker...
It is not edible, highly toxic!
Direct sowing in early spring or autumn.
Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Gardening, Baskets & Containers

| Flower colour | Red |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, Summer |
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
| Botanical name | Rhododendron bakeri |
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| Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
| Other attributes | Toxic |
| Sowing period | March, April, September, October, November, Spring-Autumn |
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| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Gardening, Baskets & Containers |
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| Exposure | Light, Partial shade |
| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil type | Sand, Loam, Rich |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained, Moist |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy |
| Watering | Moderate |
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