2. BOTANICAL NAME Rhododendron catawbiense

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

4. COMMON NAME  Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

7. FAMILY  Ericaceae

8. CLASSIFICATION  Shrub

10. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

11. COMPOSITION  Simple

13. MARGIN  Entire

14. VEINS  Pinnate

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

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

19. TEXTURE  Medium

20. FLOWER  Spring (May)  Lilac purple

22. FRUIT  Fall  Rusty capsule

23. EXPOSURE  Part shade

25. GROWTH  Slow

26. USE  Specimen  Foundation

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

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

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

31. 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

32. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Plant shallow in clay soils

33. PROBLEMS  Lace Bugs  Spider mites

34. ZONES  4 - 8

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

37. REFERENCES  Manual of Woody Landscape Plants  Carolina Landscape Plants

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