About
This exotic vireya cultivar, growing to 80-120cm, with a spreading form with glossy subtropical foliage. Clusters of bright, pendant flowers emerge intermittently year-round. 'Sweet Seraphim' offers reliable colour.
About the genus
Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular flowers that may be solitary or in short racemes
Plant details
Suggested usesContainers, conservatories. Frost-tender, best under glass
Care notes
CultivationVery free-draining acidic medium. Frost-free, bright indirect light
PruningTip-prune for bushiness. Remove spent flowers
PropagationSemi-ripe cuttings in spring or summer
Pest resistanceMealybugs and scale under glass
Disease resistanceRoot rot if overwatered. Ensure drainage