Scientific name: Rhododendron ‘Unique’

Common name: unique rhododendron

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 0.7-1.3m tall and 1-1.5m wide

Form: round, dense

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained, acidic

Leaf arrangement: simple, alternate

Fall colour: none.

Flower/cone/fruit description: showy, white, raceme flowers. Pink/apricot buds. Insignificant fruit.

Limitations: slow growing and back of leaf looks messy. Powdery mildew susceptible.

Suitable uses: shrub border. Mass plantings.

Quick ID: evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Alternate. Oblong. Entire margins. Rhododendron leaves but back of leaves look like someone spilt coffee on it (messy and dirty). Not fuzzy. Very pointy buds and rounder leaves.

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