Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault'
Common name:
Catawbiense Boursault Rhododendron
Pronunciation:
rho-do-DEN-dron ka-taw-bi-EN-se
Family:
Ericaceae
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 6 ft (1.8 m) in 10 years, dense and spreading habit. Leaves elliptic, mid-green, rounded base. Flower funnel-shaped, lilac purple with a few reddish or pale brown markings. Ball-shaped cluster contains about 17 flowers.
- Sun to part shade. Tough plant that takes heat and sun. Grows in time to small tree-size.
- Selected from a R. catawbiense plant, possibly a hybrid, by Boursault in the early 1900's.
- Oregon State Univ. campus: in island planting on Campus Way (Madison Ave.) at 9th St.
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