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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: silvery grey-green leaves
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Dwarf Rhododendron
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Belmonte Arboretum (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Belmonte Arboretum (Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2011-05-16

Photo courtesy of Rhododendrons Direct. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Rhododendrons Direct. Used with permission.
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Copenhagen Botanical Garden, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: October
credit: Dryas
Location: Home Depot Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Home Depot Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Home Depot Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Home Depot Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-04-13
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