BOTANICAL NAME Rhododendron catawbiense

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

COMMON NAME  Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

FAMILY  Ericaceae

CLASSIFICATION  Shrub

ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

COMPOSITION  Simple

MARGIN  Entire

VEINS  Pinnate

LEAF  Length 2” - 5”  Width 1” - 2 1/2”

PLANT  Evergreen  Height 6’ - 10’  Width 3’ - 5’  Upright

TEXTURE  Medium

FLOWER  Spring (May)  Lilac purple

FRUIT  Fall  Rusty capsule

EXPOSURE  Part shade

GROWTH  Slow

USE  Specimen  Foundation

DESCRIPTION  Leaves are rounded at the base whereas ‘Carolinianum’ is pointed at the base

DESCRIPTION Many varieties:  ‘Alba’ - white  ‘Boursault’ - rosey- lalac  ‘Roseum Elegans’ - lavender-pink

DESCRIPTION  The scientific name for an azalea is:  Rhodendron kiusianum

DESCRIPTION  The leaves are about 5” long and 2” wide. He has seen plants similar to this growing in shade beside roads in the mountains of North Carolina. This shrub is a:  Catawba Rhododendron

CULTURAL PRACTICES  Plant shallow in clay soils

PROBLEMS  Lace Bugs  Spider mites

ZONES  4 - 8

NATIVE OF:  Alleghenies to West Virginia  Southwest to Georgia and Alabama

REFERENCES  Manual of Woody Landscape Plants  Carolina Landscape Plants

REFERENCES  Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use