2. BOTANICAL NAME R HODODENDRON CATAWBIENSE

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

4. COMMON NAME  Catawba Hybrid Rhododendron

9. FAMILY  Ericaceae

10. Life Cycle  Evergreen perennial

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

12. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

13. LEAF  Ovate  Length 2” - 5”  Width 1” - 2 1/2”

14. MARGIN  Entire

15. VEINS  Pinnate

17. COMPOSITION  Simple

18. FLOWER  Spring (May)  Red-purple-white

22. FRUIT  Fall  Rusty capsule

23. EXPOSURE  Part shade

24. GROWTH  Slow

25. USE  Specimen  Foundation

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

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

28. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Plant shallow in clay soils

29. PROBLEMS

30. ZONES  4 - 8

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