While most of our plants are selected for flower attractiveness and blossom color variety, a few savvy buyers keep an eye out for distinctive foliage as well.
With rhododendrons being the backbone of a Northwest garden, variety in size, growth habit, and leaf pattern becomes desirable. With over 150 diverse varieties, we provide more than enough choices.
For those with specific needs perhaps the following lists will help you out.
Sun Tolerant
Many rhododendrons are sun tolerant, but most plants would like part shade in the afternoon. For those locations with full sun or afternoon sun, the varieties listed below are your best choice.
- Aglo
- April Rose
- Bubblegum
- Bob’s Blue
- Checkmate
- Cynthia
- Dora Amateis
- Landmark
- Midnight Ruby
- R. occidentale
- Percy Wiseman
- PJM Elite
- Ramapo
Small Rhododendrons
Miniature rhododendrons, about two feet or under at maturity, are perfect for small spaces.
- Alpine Rose
- Carmen
- Curlew
- Egret
- Ernie Dee
- R. fastigiatum
- GinnyGee
- Golfer
- R. hanceanum
- June Bee
- R. mergeratum
- Not Too Bee
- R. pendulum
- Princess Anne
- R. radicans
- R. russatum
- Ramapo
- Saint Merryn
- Too Bee
- Yak F.C. C.
Tall Rhododendrons
Tall growing varieties are 6 feet at maturity - or ten years- but keep growing to become magnificent in size.
- Celeste
- Cynthia
- Horizon Monarch
- John’s Soft Peach
- Lem’s Monarch
- Midnight
- Mrs. G.W. Leak
- Paul K. Wotton
- Pearce’s American Beauty
- Point Defiance
- Purple Passion
- Taurus
- R. trichanthum Tower Court
Interesting Foliage
Rhododendrons with interesting or unusual foliage
- Cherries and Merlot
- R. exquisitum
- Goldflimmer
- Golfer
- Ken Janeck
- R. linearfolium
- R. mergeratum
- Mist Maiden
- R. pendulum
- R. ponticum Variegatum
- President Roosevelt
- R. pseudochrysanthum
- R. sinogrande
- Superflimmer
- Teddy Bear
- Wine and Roses
- R. yakushimanum Angel
- R. yakushimanum F.C.C.
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Aglo |
vivid pink |
E. April |
3' |
-25° |
takes sun, heat, & cold |
Amber Touch |
copper, salmon and yellow |
Mid May |
3' |
-25° |
sun or part shade |
Amity's Sister |
rose pink |
May |
3' |
-10° |
silvery new leaves |
Angel |
white
|
E. May |
3' |
-25° |
|
Aola |
cream yellow |
April |
2' |
+15° |
fragrant/part shade |
April Mist |
lavender/pink |
March |
3' |
-25° |
double flowers |
April
Rose |
electric
fuschia |
March |
3' |
-25° |
double flowers |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Bambino |
peach pink |
May |
3' |
-5° |
huge calyx |
Blaney's Blue |
misty blue |
L. April |
4-5' |
-5° |
sun or part shade |
Bob's Blue |
electric blue |
April |
3' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
Bodega Crystal
Pink |
pink |
February |
4' |
|
|
Bruce Brechtbill |
apricot pink, yellow throat |
L. April |
4' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
Bubble Gum |
Pink |
April |
3' |
-25° |
takes sun, heat, and cold |
Busuki |
Red |
Mid May |
3' |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
Buttermint |
yellow/apricot |
L. May |
3' |
-5° |
needs part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
California Blue |
blue |
L. April |
4' |
-5° |
sun tolerant |
Canadian Sunset |
coral pink |
May |
3' |
0° |
|
Capercis Plum |
vivid deep purple |
Mid April |
2' |
-5° |
sun or part shade |
Carmen |
red |
L. April |
1' |
0° |
|
Celeste |
fuschia pink |
June/July |
6' |
-10° |
|
Centennial Celebration |
orchid |
May |
4' |
-15° |
|
Checkmate |
orchid |
March |
2' |
-25° |
sun tolerant / dwarf / PJM type |
Cherries and Merlot |
Red |
Late April |
3' |
0° |
sun or part shade |
Cherry Cheesecake |
White with red edge and showy red flare in throat |
Mid May |
5' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Christmas Cheer |
light pink |
March |
4' |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
Cilpinense |
apple blossom pink |
March |
3' |
+5° |
some shade |
Cliff Garland |
shell pink |
March |
1' |
-20° |
|
Cornell Pink |
clear pink |
March |
5' |
-15° |
deciduous |
Cupcake |
apricot pink |
L. May |
2' |
-5° |
sun or part shade |
Curlew |
yellow |
L. April |
18 |
-5° |
|
Cynthia |
rosy red |
L. May |
6' |
-15° |
sun and heat tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Daphnoides |
purple |
May/June |
4' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Dora Amateis |
pure white |
L. April |
3' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Ernie Dee |
orchid |
L. April |
1' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
Eruption |
ivory center, rose edge |
May |
4' |
-10° |
stunning flower, needs part shade |
R. exquisitum |
lavender |
L. April |
5' |
0° |
blue-tinged leaves |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Fantastica |
rose red, white
throat |
Mid May |
3' |
-5° |
some shade |
R. fastigiatum |
deep lilac blue |
May |
18 |
-15° |
sun or part shade |
R. ferrugineum |
rose pink |
L. May |
2' |
-15° |
known as the Alpine Rose of Switzerland / sun tolerant |
Fire Rim |
yellow with red edge |
May |
3' |
0° |
part shade |
Fred Peste |
red |
L. May |
3' |
0° |
|
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Ginny Gee |
pink and white |
April |
2' |
-10° |
sun tolerant |
Golden Gate |
rose/gold/orange |
L. May |
3' |
-5° |
some shade |
Golden Torch |
cream yellow |
May |
3-4' |
+5° |
|
Goldflimmer |
lavender pink |
L. May |
4-5' |
-10° |
some shade |
Goldprinz |
yellow with bright red flare |
Early May |
3' |
0° |
sun or part shade |
Golfer |
pink to white |
L. April |
18 |
-15° |
silvery new leaves / needs part shade |
Good News |
red |
June/July |
4' |
-5° |
needs part shade |
Gordner's Orange
#26 |
pastel peach |
E. April |
3' |
|
|
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Hachmann's Charmant |
pure white edged
purple rose and deep purple rose blotch |
L. May |
4' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Hachmann's Polaris |
orchid pink edged
fuschia purple |
May |
3' |
-15° |
sun and wind tolerant |
R. hanceanum |
cream |
L. April |
1' |
0° |
needs part shade |
Hardijzer's Beauty |
pink |
L. April |
3' |
-5° |
azaleodendron / sun tolerant |
Heidi |
white |
April |
3' |
0° |
|
Hello Dolly |
yellow tinged orange and rose |
May |
3' |
-10° |
produces abundant bloom in a shady area |
Honey Butter |
yellow-orange |
May |
4' |
0° |
sun tolerant / compact growth |
Horizon Monarch |
yellow |
Mid May |
6' |
+5° |
sun or part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Jean Marie de Montague |
red |
May |
5' |
-5° |
sun tolerant |
John's Soft Peach |
peach |
Late May,June |
6' |
5° |
Part Shade |
Jonathan Shaw |
purple with black
blotch |
May/June |
3½’ |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
June Bee |
white |
L. April |
2' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Kabarett |
lilac / purple freckling on upper lobes |
May |
4' |
° |
sun tolerant |
R. keleticum |
crimson purple |
L. May |
1' |
-15° |
sun tolerant / semi-prostrate |
Ken Janeck |
pink |
May |
3' |
-15° |
Award of Excellence |
Kiwi Magic |
apricot, pink, cream, and yellow |
Mid May |
4' |
+5° |
needs afternoon shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Landmark |
magenta |
E. April |
4' |
-25° |
takes sun, heat, and cold / orange-mahogany leaves in fall |
Lavendula |
lavender |
May |
3' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Lem's Cameo |
apricot, cream,
pink |
May |
5' |
+5° |
needs part shade |
Lem's Monarch |
white with pink
edge |
May |
6' |
-5° |
needs part shade / same as Pink Wallpaper |
Lemon Dream |
soft lemon yellow |
L. May |
3' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
Lisetta |
red |
Mid May |
3' |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
Lodauric |
white |
June |
6' |
0° |
fragrant |
Loderi King George x Jean Marie |
strong pink |
May |
6' |
|
|
Looking Glass |
pink |
May |
4' |
-15° |
|
Lord Roberts |
deep maroon red with black blotch |
L. May |
5' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Lucy Lou |
white |
March |
3' |
+5° |
some shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Mardi Gras |
pink and white |
May |
2½' |
0° |
|
Mary Fleming |
bisque yellow, streaks of pink |
E. April |
3' |
-15° |
takes full exposure |
Melrose Flash |
pale yellow, pink edge |
Early June |
5' |
0° |
part shade |
Midnight |
black purple |
May/June |
6' |
|
not the Midnight in Greer's book / beautiful / rare / sun tolerant |
Midnight Ruby |
dark purple - red |
Very Early |
3' |
-25° |
sun tolerant / mahogany leaves in winter |
Milestone |
vivid magenta |
March |
3' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Mindy's Love |
yellow/salmon tones |
E. May |
3-4' |
0° |
part shade |
Mist Maiden |
white |
May |
3' |
-25° |
silvery-gray new
leaves |
Mrs. Furnival |
pink with cherry blotch |
Mid May |
4' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Nancy Evans |
golden yellow |
May |
3-4' |
+5° |
needs part shade |
Naselle |
orange rose edge, gold yellow center |
Mid May |
4' |
+5° |
needs part shade |
Nelda Peach |
peach |
Mid May |
3' |
0° |
needs part shade |
New Century |
lemon cream |
early May |
3' |
-20° |
very compact grower |
Not Too Bee |
pink |
L. April |
1' |
-5° |
very compact, charming |
Noyo Brave |
bright pink |
L. April |
3' |
0° |
part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Odee Wright |
deep clear yellow |
May |
4' |
-5° |
waxy green leaves |
Orange Cameo |
coral pink yellow |
Mid May |
3' |
0° |
sun or part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Paul K. Wotton |
bright magenta |
L. May |
5' |
|
brilliant color |
Passionate Purple |
electric purple |
L. April |
2' |
-10° |
sun tolerant |
Patty Bee |
clear yellow |
L. April |
18"-24" |
-10° |
tolerates sun and
heat |
Pearce's American Beauty |
magenta |
late May |
5-6' |
0° |
robust grower |
R. pemakoense |
orchid pink |
March |
1' |
0° |
stoloniferous |
Percy Wiseman |
peach and yellow |
L. May |
3' |
-10° |
sun tolerant |
Pink Snowflakes |
white / soft pink |
March |
2' |
5° |
upright habit |
PJM |
orchid |
March |
4' |
-25° |
takes sun, heat, and cold / mahogany colored leaves in winter |
Point Defiance |
white with pink
edges |
May |
6' |
-5° |
needs part shade / similar to Lem's Monarch |
Point Fosdick |
fuchsia plum |
L. April |
4' |
0° |
bronze colored
new foliage |
Polarnacht |
deep dark purple |
late May |
3-4' |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
R. polyandrum |
white |
May/June |
5' |
+15° |
fragrant / tender / needs some shade |
Pomegranate Splash |
bright magenta, white throat with brown blotch |
Mid May |
4' |
0° |
Stunning dome shaped blooms |
R. ponticum 'Variegatum' |
purple |
L. May |
4' |
-15° |
variegated foliage
/ needs part shade |
President Roosevelt |
White center with
red edge |
L. April |
4' |
0° |
variegated foliage / needs part shade |
Pridenjoy |
pale yellow flushed
soft apricot |
May |
4' |
0° |
part shade |
Princess Anne |
yellow with slight
greenish cast |
L. April |
2' |
-10° |
needs some light shade / foliage turns bronze |
R. pseudochrysanthum |
pink / white |
L. April |
|
-10° |
silver foliage, dwarf mounding habit |
Purple Passion |
deep, rich purple |
Mid to late May |
6' |
-25°° |
sun tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
R. radicans |
purple |
May |
3-6" |
-10° |
low creeping habit, charming |
Ramapo |
violet purple |
L. April |
2' |
-25° |
takes sun, heat, and cold / new foliage is dusty blue green |
Ria Hardijzer |
deep vibrant pink |
L. April |
2½' |
-5° |
azaleodendron /
needs part shade |
Rock Rose |
pink flowers |
L. April |
3-4' |
-5° |
sun tolerant / upright growth |
Rose Point |
rose pink |
L. April |
3' |
0° |
|
R. russatum 'Cantabile' |
blue |
L. April |
2' |
-15° |
compact form |
Russautinii |
deep blue |
L. April |
5' |
-10° |
sun tolerant |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Saint Breward |
blue |
L. April |
3' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Saint Merryn |
deep blue violet |
L. April |
2½' |
-5° |
sun tolerant |
Sapporo |
white tinged orchid
with deep red purple blotch |
L. May |
4-5' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Scintillation |
pink, gold with bronze throat |
May |
5' |
-15° |
sun tolerant |
Sea Shells |
coral pink turns to yellow |
May |
3' |
0° |
part shade |
Seaview Sunset |
yellow/red-orange edge |
E. April |
3’ |
0° |
sun or part shade, compact growth |
Senator Jackson |
pure white |
Mid May |
3' |
0° |
|
Senora Meldon |
wisteria blue |
April/May |
4' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
Seta |
pink tubular flowers |
March |
5' |
+5° |
needs part shade |
Shamrock |
chartreuse yellow |
April |
1' |
-5° |
needs part shade |
Shogun |
white with red throat |
May |
4’ |
0° |
part shade |
Shrimp Girl |
salmon pink |
E. May |
2-3’ |
0° |
part shade / sets lots of buds |
R. sinogrande |
cream / crimson blotch |
March |
5’ |
10° |
shade / largest leafed of all rhodies / magnificent |
Skookum |
red |
May |
3' |
-20° |
sun or part shade |
Songbird |
deep purple blue |
Mid April |
2½' |
-5° |
sun tolerant / makes a great low hedge |
Starbright Champagne |
cream with wine red throat |
April |
3' |
0° |
deeply cut bloom lobes and one inch calyx. Sun or part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Taurus |
red |
April |
6' |
-5° |
superior plant
award / sun tolerant |
Teddy Bear |
pastel pink |
L. April |
3' |
0° |
some shade |
Too Bee |
rosy pink |
L. April |
1' |
-5° |
sun or part shade |
R. trichanthum var. Tower Court Form |
purple |
May/June |
6' |
-5° |
|
R. tsariense |
white flushed pink |
March/April |
3' |
-5° |
needs part shade |
R. tsariense x Yak |
white flushed pink |
April |
2-3' |
|
|
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Unique Marmalade |
rose orange |
May |
3' |
0° |
needs part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Vibrant Violet |
bright violet |
L. April |
3' |
0° |
sun tolerant |
R. viridescens |
light yellowish green |
May/June |
3' |
-5° |
|
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Wanna Bee |
white blush pink |
May |
3' |
-10° |
sun or part shade |
Wee Bee |
light and dark pink |
L. April |
1' |
-5° |
bronzy red winter foliage, sun or part shade |
Whisperingrose |
rose red |
May |
3' |
0° |
bronzy red new
growth |
Windsong |
bright green-yellow, wine-red in throat |
May |
3' |
0° |
sun or part shade |
Wine and Roses |
dark pink |
April |
3-4' |
0° |
leaf underside is dark red-purple. Part shade |
Wren |
yellow |
L. April |
1' |
0° |
sun or part shade |
Variety |
Color |
Bloom Season |
Plant Size |
Hardy To: |
Special Characteristics |
Yaku Sunrise |
soft warm peach pink |
May |
3' |
-5° |
grows wider than tall, sun tolerant |