Rhododendron
Rhododendron blue
Ericaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
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This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Diseases (22)
Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.) Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Ovulinia azaleae Ovulinia Petal Blight Lime-induced Chlorosis Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Exobasidium vaccinii Leaf and Flower Gall Cylindrocladium scoparium Cylindrocladium Blight and Root Rot Botrytis Petal Blight Xylella fastidiosa Marginal leaf necrosis Rhododendron and Cutting Rots Leaf Burn abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Ramorum Blight (Sudden Oak Death) Botryosphaeria dothidea Botryosphaeria Dieback Seifertia azaleae Bud Blight Rhododendron necrotic ringspot virus Necrotic Ringspot Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Taphrina wiesneri Witches' Broom Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Pestalotiopsis sydowiana Gray Blight Physiological leaf spot Phytophthora Blight
Pests (21)
Tetranychidae Spider mite Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Choristoneura rosaceana Obliquebanded Leafroller Caloptilia azaleella Azalea leafminer Stephanitis pyrioides Azalea Lace Bug Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Salt injury Sunburn Tissue Proliferation Aphidoidea Aphid Lepidoptera Caterpillars Parthenolecanium spp. Lecanium scale Stephanitis rhododendri Rhododendron lace bug Dialeurodes chittendeni Rhododendron whitefly Nematus lipovskyi Azalea sawfly Tingidae Lace bug Stephanitis spp. Azalea and rhododendron lace bug Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation tortrix Icerya purchasi Cottony cushion scale Coleotechnites huntella Rhododendron bud moth Nematode, Stunt
Cultivars (2)
'Diamond'
Common name: Blue Diamond Rhododendron; Mature height: 3 ft
'Peter'
Common name: Blue Peter Rhododendron; Mature height: 5 ft