The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Windbeam rhododendron

Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

Distribution: hybrid: Nearing hybrid

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Evergreen shrub

Comments: A popular cultivar due to its compact and full habit. It produces an abundance of buds that open to white flowers tinged apricot, which then turn a light purplish-pink. The flowers appear in ball-shaped clusters at the branch tips. Grows up to 3-4 feet tall and wide, and makes a nice accent shrub or foundation planting.