Purple Gem Rhododendron
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Purple Gem Rhododendron

Purple Gem Rhododendron

$78
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  • Young, affordable starter plant
  • May need to be transplanted into 3 gallon pot for more nurturing before planting into landscape
  • Healthy, mature plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape
  • Large healthy plant
  • Ready to immediately be planted into landscape

Rhododendron x 'Purple Gem'

 

This small rhododendron stands out in a big way--because of how small she is! The leaves are the smallest and most petite we have ever seen on a rhododendron, making the obviously rhododendron-shaped leaves look like a curio-cabinet-destined craft to sit alongside the other miniatures grandma keeps on display! Please, click through the pictures to get an idea of how they look in person. A true gem of a find, the foliage becomes bronzy in the winter after the prized showy purple flowers of the spring. This plant gets to be about two feet tall by two feet wide and is hardy into zone four.

 

Be sure to use a well drained soil medium when planting Rhododendron as they prefer less watering than you might think. In clay soil we prefer planting with pine bark soil conditioner for Camellia, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, Azalea.

 

Purple Gem will begin shipping on May 15, 2022.

Butterfly Attracting
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Evergreen
Flowering
Full Shade
Partial Shade
Hardiness Map
Mature Height: 2'
Mature Width: 2'
Flower Season: Late spring
Sun: Full Shade
Hardiness Zone: 4 to 8
This plant is suitable for the low temperates below:
Temp (F)
Zone
Temp (C)
-30 to -20
4
-34.4 to -28.9
-20 to -10
5
-28.9 to -23.3
-10 to 0
6
-23.3 to -17.8
0 to 10
7
-17.8 to -12.2
10 to 20
8
-12.2 to -6.7

Be sure to use a well drained soil medium when planting Rhododendron as they prefer less watering than you might think. In clay soil we prefer planting with pine bark soil conditioner for Camellia, Rhododendron, Mountain Laurel, Azalea.

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