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- Ground cover under rhododendrons - The benefits and best varieties
- Why rhododendrons love planting
- Suitable groundcover for rhododendrons
Rhododendrons and ferns are very compatible
Ground cover under rhododendrons - The benefits and best varieties
Planting groundcover under rhododendrons is particularly useful. You can bring many benefits to the popular garden shrub. Which of these are and which types are particularly suitable, you will learn in the following article.
Why rhododendrons love planting
For many trees, it is advisable to plant them with ground cover. As a result, their root system is gently revived, supplied with humus and moisture and shaded their planting ground. Rhododendrons can do with such support very well.
They have a flat root system that requires a continuous supply of water and nutrients to the earth's surface. At the same time they do not like it at all, if their location, especially their planting ground, heats up a lot. So you benefit enormously from the cooling shading, which offers you a groundcover. In addition, the shading naturally prevents drying out, which can lead to dryness in rhododendrons.
So let's see what groundcovering rhododendron offers:
Suitable groundcover for rhododendrons
Not all groundcover are suitable for the planting of rhododendrons. Above all, they should have a not too tough root system, so as not to hinder the root development of the bush. Nevertheless, they should be able to shade well and broad-brimmed and even be able to tolerate a shady location. For rhododendrons like to be a bit more shady and cast deep shadows with their thick, fleshy, dark foliage.
These prerequisites fulfill, for example, the following groundcover species: