Product description

Rhododendron 'Blue Jay' is a spectacular, highly structural evergreen shrub celebrated for its dense foliage and truly magnificent floral display. In late spring, this robust bush bursts into life, producing massive, rounded trusses heavily packed with delicate lilac-purple flowers. Each individual blossom features slightly ruffled edges and a highly distinctive, contrasting dark reddish-brown blotch on the upper petal, creating a breathtaking visual focal point that beautifully illuminates shaded garden beds and woodland planting schemes.

When establishing this vibrant evergreen, choose a partially shaded, sheltered location that offers rich, moist, and well-draining acidic soil. Like all rhododendrons, it is an ericaceous plant that will rapidly decline in chalky or alkaline conditions, making it an excellent candidate for large patio pots filled with specialist ericaceous compost if your garden soil is unsuitable. It is a fully hardy, incredibly robust outdoor shrub that naturally forms a dense, wonderfully rounded bush with virtually no pruning required.

Please Note: Images are for illustrative purposes only and designed to be a representation of the item(s) being sold. Depending on seasonality, deciduous plants may be supplied in their dormant state and without leaves. Plants may also be pruned back, lower than stated heights, to encourage new growth.