Boursault Catawba Rhododendron is a dense upright evergreen shrub with uniform spreading branching and tidy dark green foliage. Large clusters of violet buds open to lavender flowers with reddish speckles in mid spring. Best grown in part sun and rich, moist, acidic well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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Appalachian Mountains; GA Native
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Height:
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6' - 10'
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Spread:
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6’ - 10'
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Spacing:
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8'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water Regularly. Mulch in winter. Proper care and air circulation should prevent most pest and disease problems. Rhododendrons are susceptible canker, crown rot, root rot, leaf spot, rust, powdery mildew, aphids, borers, lacebugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs, mites, nematodes, scale, thripes, and whitefly.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Pieris, Hydrangea
IMAGES: Dmitriy Konstantinov, Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault', CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) OSU Landscape Plants, Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
