{"product_id":"rhododendron-bloombux-magenta-rhododendron-nain","title":"Rhododendron Bloombux® Magenta (deep pink dwarf rhododendron)","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-content verdeia-product\" id=\"rhododendron-bloombux-magenta\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"product-intro\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"product-highlights\"\u003e🌺 Intense pink flowers in June • 🌿 Small evergreen dark green leaves • ✂️ Pruned like a boxwood • 🪨 Tolerates lime up to pH 7.5 • ❄️ Hardy down to -20 °C • 🪴 Two sizes: Pot Ø17 or Ø23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description-lead\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhododendron Bloombux® Magenta\u003c\/strong\u003e is a dwarf rhododendron with a boxwood-like habit, whose flowering is the most intense of the entire Bloombux range. \u003cstrong\u003eHorticultural selection from Europe (Germany)\u003c\/strong\u003e, developed through the INKARHO programme, it is one of the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/rustiques-resistantes\"\u003eHardy\u003c\/a\u003e plants in the catalogue and remains neat and evergreen in a ball shape all year round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-description-lead\"\u003eIn June, the ball is covered with small clusters of lightly scented, intense pink flowers that attract bees. The rest of the year, its small, dark green, satin-finished leaves retain a compact shape. Its growth is slow: it reaches approximately 75 cm in ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"varietes-persistants-fleuris\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhich flowering evergreen shrub should you choose?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix evergreen shrubs from the catalogue, flowering in different seasons:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRhododendron Bloombux® Magenta\u003c\/strong\u003e (this plant) — intense pink flowers in June, small dark green leaves. The most colorful, pruned into a ball like a boxwood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRhododendron Bloombux® Light Pink\u003c\/strong\u003e — pale pink flowers in June, small dark green leaves. The softest, pruned into a ball like a boxwood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/camellia-japonica-nuccios-gem-camelia-blanc-dexterieur\"\u003eCamellia 'Nuccio's Gem'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — large, fully double pure white flowers from late winter to spring. The most spectacular, in ericaceous soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/viburnum-tinus-eve-price-19cm-90cm\"\u003eLaurustinus 'Eve Price'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — bright pink buds and pale pink flowers from November to March. The most floriferous in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/viburnum-tinus-19cm-90cm\"\u003eLaurustinus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — white flowers from November to March. The tallest, for a flowering hedge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/ceanothus-impressus-victoria-sur-tige\"\u003eCalifornia Lilac 'Victoria' on a standard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — intense blue flowers in spring, on a 90 cm standard. The only blue one, for full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBloombux bloom when the others have finished: paired with a laurustinus, they extend a balcony's flowering into summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"exposition-emplacement\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExposure \u0026amp; placement\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt grows in sun as well as partial shade, but prefers non-scorching sun: facing east, it receives morning light that encourages buds, without the afternoon heat that dulls the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposure:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial shade or morning sun, sheltered from the intense afternoon sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e east-facing balcony, entrance, path border, low hedge, railing planter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness in a pot:\u003c\/strong\u003e down to -20 °C — it can remain outdoors in winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e moist, humus-rich and well-drained, acidic to slightly alkaline (up to pH 7.5).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"micro-tip\"\u003eAlternated with Bloombux Light Pink in a low hedge, it creates a gradient of pink shades on the same foliage in June.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"arrosage-entretien\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWatering \u0026amp; care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts fine, shallow roots must never dry out: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/conseils\/test-du-doigt-la-methode-infaillible-pour-savoir-quand-arroser-vos-plantes\"\u003etesting the substrate with your finger\u003c\/a\u003e in summer indicates when to water, and a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/conseils\/plantes-vacances-absence-arrosage\"\u003efew days away in summer\u003c\/a\u003e requires preparation, because a pot that dries out in July compromises the following year's buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatering:\u003c\/strong\u003e regular — keep the substrate consistently moist in spring and summer, watering less frequently in winter without allowing it to dry out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e rainwater preferably; tap water is suitable if it is not very hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFertilizer:\u003c\/strong\u003e rhododendron fertilizer, in spring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning:\u003c\/strong\u003e just after flowering, in July, to maintain its rounded shape — pruning later would remove the following year's buds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepotting:\u003c\/strong\u003e every two to three years, in spring, in a wider pot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"micro-tip\"\u003eA layer of pine bark mulch on top of the pot retains the moisture its shallow roots need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"associations-deco\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDecor ideas \u0026amp; plant combinations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts neat shape and vivid flowers structure a composition, complemented by \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/conseils\/quelles-plantes-pour-mon-balcon-le-guide-par-exposition\"\u003ebalcony plants suited to the same exposure\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor late-winter blooms at its base,\u003c\/strong\u003e plant a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/helleborus-hybridus-dacaya-rose-de-careme\"\u003eLenten Rose 'Dacaya'\u003c\/a\u003e — its pink flowers streaked with burgundy, from February to April, herald those of the Bloombux.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor foliage contrast,\u003c\/strong\u003e place a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/leucothoe-fontanesiana-little-flames-leucothoe-flamme\"\u003eLeucothoe 'Little Flames'\u003c\/a\u003e next to it — its red tips in winter take over from the pink flowers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo dress the edge of the pot,\u003c\/strong\u003e plant a \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/carex-morrowii-ice-dance-herbe-du-japon-panachee\"\u003eCarex 'Ice Dance'\u003c\/a\u003e — its cream edging brightens the ball's dark green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo enhance the pot,\u003c\/strong\u003e choose the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/pot-capi-nature-groove-taupe\"\u003eCapi Nature Groove taupe pot\u003c\/a\u003e — a neutral, warm shade that lets the flowers' intense pink take centre stage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"micro-tip\"\u003eA pair of balls on either side of an entrance door marks the threshold all year round, with bright pink flowering in June.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"tips\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVerdeia tips\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"verdeia-tips\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrune just after flowering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloombux forms the following year's buds from summer onwards. Pruning in autumn or spring removes the June flowering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGive it as a gift in bud in spring:\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered before flowering, it blooms at the recipient's home and lasts much longer than a bouquet. There is a plant for every occasion, according to the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/conseils\/plantes-a-offrir-symbolique-et-signification\"\u003emeaning of plants to give as gifts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it out of reach of animals:\u003c\/strong\u003e like all rhododendrons, it is toxic to dogs, cats and horses if ingested.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"product-section\" id=\"caracteristiques\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tech-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eRhododendron\u003c\/em\u003e INKARHO Bloombux® Magenta, hybrid of \u003cem\u003eR. hirsutum\u003c\/em\u003e × \u003cem\u003eR. micranthum\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon name:\u003c\/strong\u003e dwarf rhododendron, flowering boxwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ericaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e horticultural selection from Europe (Germany), INKARHO programme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions on delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e H30-40 cm | Pot Ø17 cm, or H45-55 cm | Pot Ø23 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHabit:\u003c\/strong\u003e compact, rounded, slow-growing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature height:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 75 cm in ten years, up to 1 m at maturity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowering:\u003c\/strong\u003e small, intensely pink, lightly scented flowers in June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposure:\u003c\/strong\u003e partial shade or morning sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatering:\u003c\/strong\u003e regular, keep the substrate moist at all times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e humus-rich and well-drained, pH 4.5 to 7.5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e down to -20 °C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e evergreen, small glossy dark green leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e easy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToxicity:\u003c\/strong\u003e toxic to animals and children if ingested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecorative style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Topiary \/ Minimalist \/ Patio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"micro-tip\"\u003eEach plant is unique: the density of the ball and the number of flower buds naturally vary depending on the size chosen and the delivery season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Everspring","offers":[{"title":"H30-40 cm | Pot Ø17 cm","offer_id":57278086349065,"sku":"59200","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"H45-55 cm | Pot Ø23 cm","offer_id":57446699598089,"sku":"59202","price":62.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/1006\/5673\/files\/rhododendron-bloombux-magenta-rhododendron-nain-rose-intense-verdeia-8896675.jpg?v=1792042643","url":"https:\/\/verdeia.eu\/en\/products\/rhododendron-bloombux-magenta-dwarf-rhododendron","provider":"Verdeia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}