Rhododendron Christmas Cheer CISTUS

Rhododendron Christmas Cheer CISTUSIsolated flowers sometimes appear as earily as June but August is the peak time. The rounded trusses are light pink in colour and smaller in size than most of the other varieties. It is a very profuse and long flowering variety, often flowering for more than two months. It forms a dense, mounding shrub to approx 1. 5 metres. It makes a cheery sight in the winter garden.

a rich purple colour

Often turns coppery-orange in Canberra's cold winters

Morning sun-lightly dappled shade

Soft pink flowers

Fantastic contrast and accent colour for all seasons growing approx 1m tall and 80cm wide

rich green leaves and a profusion of small creamy-white flowers through spring and early summer

In autumn they turn deep

Regular application of a quality fertiliser is essential for a vigorous and healthy home lawn

This is a gloriously exquisite shrub with gently cascading branches

These are sun-loving

The Dwarf Catalpa (generally non-flowering) is grafted atop 1

so good soil preparation is very important