1. RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE
BOTANICAL NAME
RHODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE

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

3. COMMON NAME
Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

8. FAMILY
Ericaceae

9. Life Cycle
Evergreen perennial

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

11. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

12. LEAF
Ovate
Length 2” - 5”
Width 1” - 2 1/2”

13. MARGIN
Entire

14. VEINS
Pinnate

16. COMPOSITION
Simple

17. FLOWER
Spring (May)
Lilac purple

21. FRUIT
Fall
Rusty capsule

22. EXPOSURE
Part shade

23. GROWTH
Slow

24. USE
Specimen
Foundation

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

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

27. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Plant shallow in clay soils

28. PROBLEMS

29. ZONES
4 - 8

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