Northwest Blooms · Shrubs
Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses'
Wine and Roses Rhododendron
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Height
- 3 to 5 ft
- Width
- 3 to 5 ft
- Flower color
- Bright rose-pink blossoms
- Foliage color
- Glossy dark green evergreen leaves with dark burgundy undersides
- Bloom time
- Mid spring (April)
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low to moderate; deadhead spent flowers, and prune lightly after bloom
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 6a to 9b
- Wildlife
- Spring flowers attract bees and other pollinators; evergreen foliage offers low-level shelter for small wildlife
About this plant
Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses' is a bushy evergreen shrub with dark green leaves whose undersides are a rich wine-red. In mid to late spring, clusters of funnel-shaped flowers open bright rose-pink to red-pink, sometimes softening toward paler pink as they age. The floral trusses sit above the foliage and are attractive to bees and other pollinators.
This hybrid has become valued as a foliage and flower shrub for temperate gardens. It forms a rounded, medium-sized mound over time, and its combination of colorful leaf undersides and generous spring bloom makes it well suited to banks, slopes, raised beds, and mixed borders where the foliage can be viewed from below as well as above.
Works well in
Sun Gardens · Borders · Slopes & Banks · Containers
Companion plants
Avens · Strawberry tree · Betony · Blue grama grass · Thyme · Butterfly bush
Design tip
Plant ‘Wine and Roses’ on a raised bed or slope where the burgundy leaf undersides can be seen naturally from below. This elevated setting turns an easily missed foliage detail into a year-round feature while also showcasing its rounded form.
