UBC Botanical Garden

Common name: rhododendron

Family: Ericaceae (heather family)

Distribution: Garden Origin

Life form: Shrub

Description: Broadleaf evergreen shrub, low growing, dwarf, 2-3 ft (60-90 cm) woodsy, fine stems. Leaves about 5 cm long, elliptic-obovate, glossy dark green above, lighter below, fuzzy, new growth bronze. Blooms very early in the season, bud scales reddish, flowers open white with faint pink, red-brown anthers. (Oregon SU)

Leaf Persistence: Evergreen