BOTANICAL NAME

RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE

PRONUNCIATION

row - doe - DEN - dron cah - taw - bee -EN-see

COMMON NAME

Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

FAMILY

Ericaceae

Life Cycle

Evergreen perennial

PLANT

Shrub Height 6’ - 10’Width 3’ - 5’Upright

ARRANGEMENT

Alternate

LEAF

OvateLength 2” - 5” Width 1” - 2 1/2”

MARGIN

Entire

VEINS

Pinnate

COMPOSITION

Simple

FLOWER

Spring (May)Red-purple-white

FRUIT

FallRusty capsule

EXPOSURE

Part shade

GROWTH

Slow

USE

SpecimenFoundation

DESCRIPTIONLeaves are rounded at the base whereas ‘Carolinianum’ is pointed at the base

DESCRIPTIONMany varieties:‘Alba’ - white‘Boursault’ - rosey-lilac‘Roseum Elegans’ - lavender-pink

CULTURAL PRACTICESPlant shallow in clay soils

PROBLEMS

ZONES

4 - 8

NATIVE OF:

Alleghenies to West Virginia

Southwest to Georgia and Alabama