Rhododendron 'Hilda Niblett'
Rhododendron hybrid 'Hilda Niblett'
This classic boasts an unusual color combination!
- Genus: Rhododendron
- Species: hybrid
- Variety: 'Hilda Niblett'
- Zone: 6 - 9
- Bloom Start To End: Early Spring - Early Summer
- Habit: Spreading
- Plant Height: 12 in
- Plant Width: 3 ft - 4 ft
- Additional Characteristics: Award Winner, Bloom First Year, Butterfly Lovers, Easy Care Plants, Evergreen, Flower, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Rose Companions
- Bloom Color: Light Coral, Multi-Color, Pink, Rose, White
- Foliage Color: Medium Green
- Light Requirements: Part Shade, Shade
- Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
- Resistance: Pest Resistant, Cold Hardy, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant
- Soil Tolerance: Clay, Normal, loamy
- Uses: Border, Containers, Ground Cover
- Restrictions:
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Winner of several awards, 'Hilda Niblett' is a classic variety that gardeners have loved for many years. It is evergreen, with fresh bright green foliage that carpets the garden floor in color year-round. Part of a legacy series called the Robinhill Azaleas, it has stood the test of time beautifully.
Of course, the main attraction is the highly unusual peach-and-white flowers. Bearing shades of pink and red as well, these blooms look single-colored from a distance, before revealing all their unique colors and shades. There's no other Azalea like 'Hilda Niblett' in the garden!
Expect this shade-loving shrub to reach no more than a foot high, and to spread 3 to 4 feet wide. It makes the perfect underplanting to spring-blooming trees, roses, and just about any planting of shrubs and perennials. The blooms begin in early spring in most climates -- a bit ahead of most other Azaleas -- and last dependably into the first weeks of summer. That's a very lengthy season for any Rhododendron (Azaleas are a type of Rhododendron), and is very welcome during spring, when few groundcovers are at their best.
Give 'Hilda Niblett' partial shade, loose and well-worked soil, and plenty of privacy. This is not a shrub that appreciates you digging around it, because its roots are very shallow. Other than that, it is trouble-free, even in less-than-perfect soils. Expect flowers beginning the very first spring, and for decades to come! Zones 6 to 9.