Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum
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Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum | dylan | Blaise Castle | 1 Jul 2022, 1:16 p.m. | 30 Jun 2022, 5:10 p.m. | |
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Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum | dylan | Blaise Castle | 1 Jul 2022, 1:16 p.m. | 30 Jun 2022, 5:10 p.m. | |
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Rhododendron - Rhododendron ponticum | dylan | Blaise Castle | 1 Jul 2022, 1:16 p.m. | 30 Jun 2022, 5:10 p.m. |
Species Description
An invasive Non-native which commonly floods woodland floors. It was present in Britain before the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago but was wiped out and did not recolonise afterwards. Habitat includes: heathy / rocky hillsides, rocky stream banks, ravines, acidic woodland etc. Growing habit: Evergreen Perennial. Height: Up to 5 m. Flowers: May to June. R. ponticum was native to Ireland in the Hoxnian interglacial. Introduced to cultivation in 1763. Most, if not all of our plants derive from Spanish stock. It was known in the wild by at least 1894 and spread widely in the 20th century.