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Key characteristics

Family: Ericaceae
Height: 2 to 3 ft
Width: 3 to 4 ft
Flower color: Light to medium pink blossoms
Foliage color: Evergreen medium to dark green leaves
Bloom time: Mid spring
Light: Part shade to filtered sun
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; minimal pruning needed beyond light shaping after flowering
Growing zone: USDA zones 7a to 9b
Wildlife: Flowers attract pollinators; evergreen foliage provides shelter and cover for birds and small wildlife

Shrubs

Rhododendron 'Turacao'

Turacao Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Turacao' is an evergreen rhododendron with a tidy, mounding habit and small, deep green leaves that hold their shape year-round. In spring, it produces an abundance of bright pink flowers in clusters, bringing a concentrated burst of color just as the garden shifts into the main bloom season.

'Turacao' combines refined foliage with free-flowering spring performance, making it well suited to woodland-style borders, containers, and front-of-bed plantings where its spring bloom can be appreciated up close.

Light

Part shade to filtered sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Shade Gardens
Borders
Cottage Gardens
Woodland Gardens

Companion plants

Yew · Astilbe · Ajuga · Sweet box · Anemone · Oregon grape

Design tip

Bring ‘Turacao’ toward the front of a layered planting, where its low mounding form can define the transition to taller shrubs behind it. Repeating several plants along the bed creates continuity without introducing a rigid or overly formal appearance.