| Description | Candy Lights Rhododendron is a cultivar of the Northern Lights series of Rhododendrons with light lavender flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (roh-do-DEN-dron) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
| Sunlight | full sun to partial sun |
| Moisture | tolerates average moisture conditions, during dry spells extra water is beneficial |
| Soil & Site | Prefers acid, organic rich soil moist soils. I give my plants a helping of soil sulfur twice a year to help keep the acidity level within the proper range. Mulching with pine needles helps to maintain soil acidity |
| Flowers | lavender with dark purple blotch |
| Leaves | deciduos |
| Roots | shallow rooted, fiborous |
| Dimensions | up to about 5 feet, upright arching, taller than wide |
| Maintenance | I like to dig a large hole, not too deep, and mix the soil with 50% peat moss or compost. Plant in a slight mound for good drainage. Add a cup or two of Ammonia sulfate (or another acid-producing fertilizer) add some regular fertilizer. Water in good and keep moist. Mulch will help to slow down the loss of water. I like to add acid fertilizer in the fall and spring. Also, you can use a liquid acid fertilizer such as Mir-acid. |
| Propagation | patented, soft wood cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross between R. atlanticum and R x kosteranum in 1985, by the University of Minnesota (USA) |
| Notes & Reference | Azaleas and Rhododendrons for Minnesota by Michael Zins, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Rhododendron "Candy Lights and Lilac Lights" Host SCience 40(6):1925-1927, 2005 |
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