Catawbiense Album rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Album'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tallup to 6 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White with a greenish-yellow blotch
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
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Notes
'Catawbiense Album' rhododendron (Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Album') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Pink buds open to white flowers with yellow throats in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly to about 6 feet tall and wide.
Pairs well with Elegans hosta, Green Spice coral bells, and Serviceberry.