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What is the best way to combine rhododendrons?
What factors should be considered when combining rhododendrons?
In order to underline the expression of the rhododendron correctly and not to diminish it, you should include the following aspects in the planning:
- flower color: white, pink, yellow, orange, orange-red, carmine or violet
- heyday: April to July
- Location Requirements: partially shaded, lime-free, loose and humus-rich soil
- growth height: up to 4m
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You can combine the rhododendron depending on its flower color. Select either similarly colored flowering plants or set specific contrasts.
If you want to bring the rhododendron into interaction with other flowering plants during its flowering, you should consider its flowering time.
The location requirements of the rhododendrons must be observed. The selected companion plants should also feel comfortable in light shade and on a forest-like soil.
Combine rhododendrons in beds or pots
Since such a rhododendron is really outstanding in its splendor, it should be combined with simpler plants in order not to lose its potency. Ground-covering perennials, for example, are well suited, as are grasses that like to be found in shady locations. You can also surround your rhododendron with other flowering shrubs. When these blossom at the same time as it, wondrous contrasts can arise.
Excellent planting partners for rhododendrons include:
- Grasses such as sedge and Japanese mountain grass
- gold nettle
- cranesbill
- forest anemone
- Flower Dogwood
- hydrangeas
- astilbes
- hosts
Combine rhododendrons with forest anemones
The white wood anemone, which opens at the same time as the rhododendron, makes an ideal companion plant. She displays her delicate flower bowls at the foot of the rhododendron and thus points to the sensational rhododendron in her charming way. Snow-white rhododendrons in particular go well with the forest anemone.
[image: beet|rhododendron, anemone sylvestris]Combine rhododendron with hosta
As a leaf ornamental plant, the Funkie to the stimulating counterpart of the rhododendron. Due to its lower growth height, it should be allowed to take its place in front of the rhododendron. There she is able to provide ornamental accents. In particular, conspicuously white or yellow bordered or variegated hostas are recommended.
[image: beet|rhododendron, hosta]Combine rhododendron with astilbe
Just like the rhododendron likes the astilbe a location in penumbra and likes to be found under sparse trees. Furthermore, she also feels at home on a forest floor. In addition, the astilbe goes well with the rhododendron, since it does not bloom at the same time as it, but becomes valuable when the rhododendron says goodbye with its flowers. Then the astilbes wave the scepter, while the rhododendron behind or to the side shines with its foliage.
[image: bed|rhododendron, astilbe]Combine rhododendrons as a bouquet in the vase
Such a bouquet of rhododendron blossoms looks pompous and intense in colour. Be bold and try combinations with typical early summer flowers. You can round off rhododendrons with finer plants, for example, or complement the bouquet with other thick flowers such as those of peonies or roses.
- lady's mantle
- ornamental onion
- Jacob's Ladder
- roses
- peonies
- bluebells
- cranesbill
