ShrubsPink Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
Pink Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense) is a shrub, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 6-10 ft × 8-12 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, green and pink blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-10 ft × 8-12 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, Pink, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Small mammals
- Watch out for
- Poisonous to humans, Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Pink Rhododendron is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), 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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