Roseum Elegans Rhododendron

Rhododendron ‘Roseum Elegans’

Overview

Uses: Foundation plantings, woodland gardens, informal screens, and shade gardens.

Benefits: One of the toughest and most widely planted rhododendrons, with rounded trusses of rosy lilac flowers in late spring. Grows into a large, dense evergreen that handles cold, heat, and less-than-perfect soil, and makes a dependable screen in part shade.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–8

Sun: Partial Shade

Life Cycle: Evergreen Shrub

Growth Habit: Upright, Rounded — large and dense.

Bloom Color: Rosy Lilac

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Mature Height: 6–10'

Mature Width: 6–10'

Bloom Season: Spring

Growth Rate: Moderate