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Old 13-01-2006, 06:23 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stewart Robert Hinsley
 
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Default Alternative to a Rhododendron.

In message .com, Jay
writes
Why not try an azalea. Formosa gets about 6ft tall and likes a slightly
acidic soil. They come in white, purple, pink or red

Botanically speaking, Azaleas are Rhododendrons. But did you mean
Pieris, which seems to match your description better? (There is a Pieris
formosa; I don't know of a Rhododendron formosum.)
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Stewart Robert Hinsley