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Rhododendron 'Lemon Dream'
Wavy-edged petals are sometimes double.
Soft, yellow blooms are ready to warm up your garden, even on dreary, rainy days. This handsome, compact shrub adorns itself in late spring with lemon-colored, sometimes double, blooms that boast wavy-edged petals. The dark green, rounded foliage is beautiful in its own right, bearing a brownish-orange indumentum on the underside and forming a low, tidy mound that grows to about 3' in ten years and looks wonderful along foundations or the edges of yards.
Provide 'Lemon Dream' with a rich, well-drained soil, supplemented with organic matter. Rhododendrons have shallow roots that require regular watering during the hot days of summer, particularly in late summer when the flower buds are forming. Yellow rhododendrons are especially appreciative of good drainage, as they can be susceptible to root rot. And in case you haven't decided yet whether this is the one for you, the GPP Rhododendron Advisory Committee recommends five cultivars for the coastal Pacific Northwest, and 'Lemon Dream' was one of them! Zones 5-9.
| Genus | Rhododendron |
| Variety | 'Lemon Dream' |
| Bloom Season | Late Spring |
| Zone | 5 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 24 in - 3 ft |
| Plant Width | 3 ft - 4 ft |
| Item Form | 1-Quart |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Restrictions | CAN, HI, PR |
Azaleas and Rhododendrons have been interbred since the first plants were scooped out of the dirt, and for a while these "crossbreeds" were even referred to by some ghastly name — Azaleodendrons or the like.
The old rule of thumb used to be that azaleas are deciduous and rhododendrons evergreen, but if that was ever true, it isn't anymore.
The differences between the two are slight, so slight in fact that botanists do not break them into the two groups that gardeners have come to know. Rhododendrons have 10 stamens per flower, while Azaleas have only five. While both can be deciduous, that trait is typically seen more in Azaleas than Rhododendrons. The shape of the leaves is often another indicator, with larger, paddle-shaped leaves typical of Rhododendrons, Azaleas often have smaller, elliptical leaves and trumpet, or tubular-shaped flowers at the ends of the shoots.
