ShrubsPJM Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'P.J.M.'
PJM Rhododendron (Rhododendron 'P.J.M.') is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in spring. It attracts hummingbirds, pollinators and bees, stands up well to rabbits, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4-6 ft × 4-6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Bees
- Tough against
- Rabbits
- Toxic to
- Humans
- Native to
- Northern Hemisphere to Tropical Asian Mountains and NE Australia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — PJM Rhododendron is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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