Rhododendrons

The signature Northwest shrub, from alpine dwarfs to tree forms.

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ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 8

Rhododendron campylocarpum ssp. caloxanthum

Discolor Rhododendron

Blooms pale primrose to sulfur-yellow, bell-shaped flowers; deep orange buds

Part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 1 to 6

Rhododendron camtschaticum

Kamchatka Rhododendron

Blooms reddish-purple to lavender or rose-purple (occasionally light pink)

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Rhododendron canescens

Mountain Azalea

Blooms pink to pale pink clusters (occasionally white)

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Rhododendron catawbiense 'Album'

White Catawba Rhododendron

Blooms white blooms with a greenish-yellow blotch in the throat (buds often pale pink)

Part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Rhododendron catawbiense 'Grandiflorum'

Catawba Rhododendron

Blooms lilac to light purple clusters often with reddish-brown or yellowish-red blotches in the throat

Part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Rhododendron cilpinense

Cilpinense Rhododendron

Blooms pale to medium pink funnel-shaped flowers, sometimes with deeper pink shading in buds

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7a to 9b

Rhododendron concinuum

Concinuum Rhododendron

Blooms purple to reddish-purple, widely funnel-shaped flowers often with subtle spotting

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Rhododendron Dandy Man Color Wheel

Dandy Man Color Wheel Rhododendron

Blooms deep pink buds opening to large ruffled soft pink blooms, aging to pale pink

Full sun to part sun

ShrubsUSDA zones 6a to 9b

Rhododendron degronianum

Degronianum Rhododendron

Blooms pale pink-to-white flowers, sometimes with subtle red spotting

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Rhododendron impeditum

Dwarf Purple Rhododendron

Blooms purple to violet-purple blooms

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 6a to 9b

Rhododendron keiskei 'Yaku Fairy'

Yaku Fairy Rhododendron

Blooms pale yellow to creamy-yellow blossoms

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Rhododendron kesangiae

Kesang Rhododendron

Blooms creamy white to pale pink flowers, often flushed pink in bud

Part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Rhododendron minus x hanceanum

Piedmont Azalea Hybrid

Blooms lavender to purple with darker throat

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 8

Rhododendron moupinense

Moupinense Rhododendron

Blooms white to soft pink, often flushed deeper pink in bud; may have red to purple spotting or blotches

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 7

Rhododendron mucronulatum

Korean Rhododendron

Blooms pink to lilac/purple tones (sometimes white)

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Cornell Pink'

Cornell Pink Korean Rhododendron

Blooms clear light pink blooms

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Rhododendron occidentale

Western Azalea

Blooms white to pink or pale rose blooms often with a yellow or orange blotch

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Rhododendron occidentale 'Irene Koster'

Irene Koster Rhododendron

Blooms fragrant pale pink to light rose-pink blooms with yellow-gold blotches and subtle orange spotting

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7a to 10b

Rhododendron orbiculare

Round-leaved Rhododendron

Blooms rose-pink to pink blooms in loose trusses

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Rhododendron ponticum 'Variegatum'

Variegated Pontic Rhododendron

Blooms clusters of pink to purple flowers

Partial shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Rhododendron prinophyllum 'Marie Hoffman'

Marie Hoffman Azalea

Blooms bright pink to rich pink blooms, fragrant and showy

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7a to 8b

Rhododendron racemosum 'Rock Rose'

Rock Rose Small-leaved Rhododendron

Blooms bright to medium pink blooms

Full sun to part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum

False Milky-yellow Rhododendron

Blooms creamy white to white (sometimes faintly pink-flushed) with a crimson blotch and spotting

Part shade

ShrubsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Rhododendron rigidum

Rigid Rhododendron

Blooms white, rose pink, or lilac, sometimes with red flecks on the upper petals

Part shade