Those deciduous trees stop providing shade and increased coolness every year in the fall just after the bloom period, perhaps fooling the plant just a bit into a longer fall behavior than otherwise might occur. 'King George' and other Loderi rhododendrons are large leaf plants that follow this rule. During winter, many varieties have large green leaves year-round, and some of … Rhododendrons and azaleas that have been planted too deeply are often reluctant to flower and can sit and sulk instead of romping away. That is the case even given that there have been terminals with blooms in the fall for many, many years now. Not according to what I see. If you have luck with reblooming, let me know your method for success. As the season progresses, the mound becomes a superb jade green with rose-red bud scales for another show of color. They love growing in hilly areas cause the air is a little bit cooler. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. An early bloomer, it blooms with the early Karume azaleas (like Snow and Hinodigiri). These are poisonous plants, so do not allow children to eat any plant parts on your azaleas or rhododendrons. Dark red flowers in a ball-shaped cluster. Some rhododendrons are more adaptable to shade during any season. Certain varieties will take some sun, but not full sun, says Stephen. Regular dead heading minimizes the energy put into seed production. I once thought about trying Loderi King George, since we have a relatively protected spot. I underplanted the trees, bulbs and shrubs with euphorbia robbinae which is an attractive tough, drought and shade tolerant ground cover and seeded the grass edging the path with a slurry of moss from the forest and sour milk. Where do you want to plant them considering sun and wind. It generally grows 6 feet tall but may reach a height of 12 feet. A robust plant with an upright habit, it can be an open grower, but pinching will help and its habit gets better with age. group is such a heavy flowerer is that the plant does not set seed. Or even later. C. How big will they be after some years? Here's an example of a Tudor cottage that I like. In my discussion with someone at Rarefind, probably Hank but maybe Jerry or Ron, I was told to not even bother because they like neither heat nor cold and prefer a maritime zn 8 climate. Tolerates sun and shade. Still, our Loder's White is totally covered with blooms now, after a so-so bloom last fall of maybe six to ten terminals. On the other hand, Greer is saying it's hardy down to zero, which is what they say for Loder's White too... and our Loder's White (in a relatively protected spot) survived the winter of '81-82 with ten days not getting up to freezing and a bunch of nights down below zero to minus 6 or 8 or something like that. As best I can recall, the fall bloom on that plant was maybe 4-6 terminals. If you prefer smaller plant species, like flowers and shrubs, choose companion plants that prefer partial shade. These trees also prefer acidic soils, making them ideal companions for azaleas and rhododendron. 'Boule de Neige' means "Ball of Snow" in French. Have fun and maybe post some pictures as you go along! One other rhododendron that we have that does fairly well blooming in total (bright) shade is 'Scintillation'. I haven't seen 'County of York' available for sale around here for a long time. Tolerates sun and shade. They will not bloom as freely if they do not get enough light. The P.J.M group of rhododendrons are some of the most reliable shade bloomers. Of course, hardiness tops the list. 270 locations nationwide!