rhododendron
Rhododendron hybrids
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- 1
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Rhododendron (Rhododendron hybrids) is a shrub for shade gardens, woodland, borders, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It blooms in early to late spring. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers, and the evergreen leaves stay on the shrub all year.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Japanese forest grass, and Paperbark maple.