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Our Rhododendron selection


Rhododendrons are woodland plants with very shallow roots and almost all rhododendrons needs protection from the harsh afternoon sun. Commonly asked is which varieties can handle full sun?  Here are a view varieties that seems to do quite well: 

🐝PJM varieties  🐝Nova Zembla 🐝Ana Krushke  🐝Black Hat 🐝Jean de Montague


On Vancouver Island, the general flowering season for rhododendrons are categorized as:

Early Season: mid March - mid April

Early-Mid Season:  mid April-May

Mid-Season: May - June

Late Season: June. 


Although we try to be as accurate as we can, we do not always have all the varieties listed on our website in stock. Easiest is to email me at Theshrubbers@gmail.com to check on availability of follow us on Facebook for latest arrivals, updates and sales. Thank you! 


Please email/phone for stock availability on these varieties

Nancy Evans

Honey Butter

Honey Butter

Orange-red flower buds.  Spring blossoms open up to amber-yellow with a golden yellow throat and splashes of orange on the outside of the petals.  Matures to 3-5’ tall and wide, thrive in full sun with afternoon shade/filtered sun. Flowers early/mid-spring (late April through May).

Honey Butter

Honey Butter

Honey Butter

3-4  feet tall and wide in 10 years.

Early to mid season flowering (mid to late April through May).

Colour: Apricot.

Part shade.

Calsap

Honey Butter

Polarnacht

A stunning unusual variety, Grows approximately 5-6’ tall & wide.

Afternoon or dappled shade for best results.

Blooms mid to late season (late May - early June).

Polarnacht

Polarnacht

Grows 2-3 feet tall and spread to 6 feet wide.

Blooms late May to June.

Afternoon shade or dappled shade.

Gold Prinz

Cherries and Merlot

 3- 4 feet tall, 5 feet wide.

Part shade.

Mid to late spring bloomer (May- June).
Rose-pink to apricot colour buds opens up to a rich golden yellow with burgundy spots.

Cherries and Merlot

Cherries and Merlot

A compact, dwarf variety with wonderful foliage that is Merlot red on its underside. Red flowers add to interest!

Part shade, filtered sun, open shade, morning sun. 

3-4’ tall & wide.

Mid season flowering (Aprill-May).

Compact and rounded shape.


Rhododendron

Besse Howells

Besse Howells

Raspberry-red flowers with maroon blotches! 4-6’ tall and wide, Afternoon shade for best growing conditions. Blooms mid April - May.  

Ginny Gee

Besse Howells

An incredibly free-flowering, little (multiple) award winner!

Blooms April-May (Early -mid season).

Real dwarf, grows 1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide.

Part shade.

Patty Bee

Patty Bee

Grows 2-3’ tall x wide.

Early mid season flowering (April-May)

Part shade.

Neon

Patty Bee

3‘ x 3’

Blooms late spring to early summer.

Full sun to part shade.

Orange with yellow center

PJM Elite

Teddy Bear

Exceptionally hardy and reliable.

Fast growing, 5-6 feet tall and wide.

Part Shade lover.

PURPLE LEAVES IN WINTER, one of the FIRST TO BLOOM in early spring!

Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear

Prized for its foliage, undersides of leaves are covered in a brown indumentum.

Flowers early-mid season (April-May) 

Grows 3-4’ tall & wide.

Buds pink, open up white.

Part shade.


Rhododendron

Persey Wiseman

Incredibly beautiful and exceptionally floriferous.  Colour-changing flowers. 

4-5 feet tall and wide.

Lightly fragrant.

Blooms in May.

Part sun.

Rhododendron Trocadero (not available in spring)

Clusters of red blooms with a burgundy blotch.

Grows 4’ x 4’.

Compact  shape.

Flowers later spring or early summer.

Best in part or filtered shade. 

Black Widow

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

Very dark red, almost black flowers accented by bright white stamens.  Flowers mid to late Spring (May to June) grows 4’ tall and wide.  Afternoon shade. 

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

“ Blue Baron”:  4-6’ tall & wide, part shade, blooms mid spring (end of April/beginning May)

”Blue Diamond”:  3-4’ tall and wide, part shade, blooms mid spring. 

Jean Marie de Montague

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

Jean Marie de Montague

Profusion of large trusses of bright red, eye-catching flowers.

Part shade, filtered sun.

8 feet tall and 10 wide at maturity.

Flowers mid May.

Crete

Blue Baron & Blue Diomond

Jean Marie de Montague

Small, compact, domed evergreen with profuse flowerheads! 

3’x3’.

Flowers Early Midseason.

Sun to part shade lover.


Rhododendrons

Black Hat

Heavy blomer!  Blooms early spring, with much longer lasting blooms than similar rhododendrons! Foliage turns attractive purple-black in winter.

3’ tall & wide, part shade.

Wojnars Purple

Stunning clusters with black blotches at the ends, flowers from mid to late spring (May-June) A stunning variety, grows 5’ tall and wide. Full sun to part shade lover. 


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Firestorm (might not be in stock)

Dark red flowers in late/early summer!  Grows approximately 3-4’ tall and wide. Prefers morning sun and afternoon protection from hot sun..

Bruce Brechtbill

Pale pink flowers with a slight yellow shading in the throat.  Grows approximately 4’ tall and wide.
Prefers  afternoon shade. Early early mid-season bloomer (April-May).

Wine and Roses

Wine and Roses

Stunning red leaf undersides!  Pink flowers, grows approximately 5’ tall and wide. Flowers in April,  prefers afternoon shade/filtered sun.

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