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Help.. Rhododendron looks sick

Tjmoore1004Tjmoore1004 Posts: 6
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My rhododendron flowered beautifully for about a week, then the flowers just died and this is what’s left... it does this every time it flowers, literally the flowers last a week or so.. I’m a novice gardener.. please advise what I can do to save this plant as I love the beautiful flowers it produces, but they only appear once a year for a week or so :( 
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  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    No picture.......
  • Tjmoore1004Tjmoore1004 Posts: 6
    I’m new to this site... how do I add pics please? 
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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Rhodes don't flower for long and for the rest of the year are not usually much to look at.
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Click on the little icon in the toolbar above the posting box, looks like a little mountain range. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Tjmoore1004Tjmoore1004 Posts: 6
    Pics above are 1 week after flowering, then 4 weeks after flowering :neutral:
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Photos too big to load on my internet! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    My plant does the same, I think it just has a short flowering period
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If they don't have optimum conditions, they will tend to flower for a shorter period too. Your soil and general environment has a big effect. Good soil, good water [preferably from the sky!] and a bit of shade, and they will thrive. It's beneficial to deadhead them too.  :) 

    However, as doc says - many of them don't flower for a particularly long time. 
    Is your soil dry or wet? The stems look very brittle and dry.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Your "after flowering" photo suggests the plant is dry - those leaves don't look very happy... rhododendrons like a bit of shade, as well as acid soil (not limey).  If it is stressed through lack of water the flowers won't last long.  And as Fairygirl says, best watered with rainwater.  Do you have a water butt? 
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