Ingrid Mehlquist rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Ingrid Mehlquist'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Pink fading to white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ingrid Mehlquist' rhododendron (Rhododendron 'Ingrid Mehlquist') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, woodland gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Pink flowers fade to white in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. The evergreen leaves stay on the shrub all year, and the blooms draw hummingbirds, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Christmas fern, Japanese forest grass, and Fringed bleeding heart.