Anyone familiar w/ rhododendron shrubs?

I removed the 2 red prickly bushes seen in this picture - I bought 2 rhododendron shrubs to replace without knowing anything about them. Do you think it will look ok here?


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Anyone familiar w/ rhododendron shrubs?
Rhododendrons can be fussy. If they're happy, they grow well. But if they aren't growing in a spot they like, they will not thrive.





They need dappled sun or morning sun and shade from the afternoon sun. I've never seen a rhody growing in full sun and being happy about it.





They need acidic soil. Moist - but well drained. If there's ever standing water after a heavy rain, they'll most likely get root rot.





Where they grow naturally is in the understory of forests...dappled sun, mostly shade...and on mountainsides...in otherwords, sloped ground where there is never standing water.





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Edited to add - just looked at your picture. That looks like a full sun spot. That will most definitely not work for a rhododendron.
Reply:Yes , as long as you have bought the right varieties. Some rhododendrons can grow as large as trees, some grow to only about a foot. Hopefully you have bought something in between. They prefer an acid soil, so without knowing what your soil is, if the leaves start to turn yellow after you have planted them, give them a feed of sequestered iron, or a feed that specifies its for acid loving plants.
Reply:I have a one that is about 7 ft. tall and about that wide. I have had it for years, bought it in a small container at K-mart. It didn't bloom, until I bought the special plant food for it. Then it took off. I have never trimmed it, but am going to do that, after it blooms this year. It is filled with buds right now. So remember, how big they can get, when planting the two. Once established, you can take cuttings from the new growth, to start new ones.
Reply:I would plant it where the white garbage bag is , remember that any bush or tree will spread so move all the others a bit back or they will take over your patio.
Reply:I would only plant 1. It will fill that area up. two is to many for that spot.