General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: elepidote
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Parentage: Rhododendron catawbiense x unknown
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Rhododendron

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Location: My garden, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: 2016-05-27
Location: 382 River Road, Pequea, PA 17565
Date: May 25, 2015
Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple'

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Date: 2008-05-12
Photo courtesy of: SB Johnny
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-05-10

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