Another shrub for ID please

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• Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

  April 2018

  It looks like one of the dwarf Rhododendrons, like preacox , but I'd have expected buds now.
  In short, not sure. 
  Nutcutlet will come along and sort it out for sure.

  Devon.

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• Fritillary Posts: 498

  April 2018

  Could it be an Azalea ?

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• Mark56 Posts: 1,653

  April 2018

  First thought is the same as Hosta. 

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• Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494

  April 2018

  I'd say it was an azalea - same thing really. Can't see any buds on mine either.

  North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone

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• DampGardenMan Posts: 1,054

  April 2018

  Thanks all! I have to say, up until ten minutes ago I had no idea what the difference between rhododendrons and azaleas was never having had a garden with either in. Now it seems I will have to go and count the stamens when the thing finally flowers!
  

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  April 2018

  Hostafan1 said:

  It looks like one of the dwarf Rhododendrons, like preacox , but I'd have expected buds now.
  In short, not sure. 
  Nutcutlet will come along and sort it out for sure.

  I don't do Rhododendrons  

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• DampGardenMan Posts: 1,054

  April 2018

  It's in flower now if that helps anyone ...
  
  
  

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  April 2018

  It is a Rhododendron..one commonly known as an evergreen Azalea.
  There are many named cultivars with small purple flowers.
  
  An Azalea is correctly called Rhododendron.

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• raisingirl Posts: 7,093

  April 2018

  Hard to tell scale but if the leaves are small it's probably an azalea. Which is a rhododendron. So I'll say it's a rhodo and am sure to be right 

  Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
  
  “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 

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• DampGardenMan Posts: 1,054

  April 2018

  Yes it is small, sorry didn't think of scale when I took the pic.
  

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