Rhododendron 'Cherry Cheesecake' has beautiful white flowers with dark red flecks and lightly ruffled bright pink edges.
Description:
Rhododendron 'Cherry Cheesecake' is truly decadent displaying white flowers with dark red flecks on each upper lobe and lightly ruffled edges in bright pink. Thick, dark green foliage provides a luxurious leathery backdrop. The growth habit is upright and dense, 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. Responds well to pruning after flowering. Benefits with evenly moist, well-drained, slightly acidic-based soil and mulch. Use as an accent, understorey or foundation shrub, mass planting and for winter interest. Hummingbird and pollinator attractor. Rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Rhododendron
Family: Ericaceae (The Heath Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sea level to ca. 5000 m, coniferous and broadleaved woodlands, temperate & tropical rain forests
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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