deciduous azalea
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
RHS AGM 2016
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White tinged with pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Deciduous azalea (Rhododendron schlippenbachii) is a shrub for borders, specimens, woodland gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first. Its rounded form reaches 48 to 72 inches tall, and the white blooms are tinged with pink and fragrant. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Smooth hydrangea, Arrowwood viburnum, Bracken, and Cardinal flower.
Native range
China, Japan, and Korea.