Rhododendron rushforthii

Also Known As

Vireya Rhododendron

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 30"-45"
W: 24"-36"

planting zones

8a-10b

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Rhododendron rushforthii plant details

Rhododendron rushforthii is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rhododendron rushforthii

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 24 IN - 36 IN - wide, 30 IN - 45 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, compact, rare, showy, vireya, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rhododendron rushforthii

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A newly named and introduced species from Vietnam with completely unique, smooth and elliptic blue-gray foliage. The small flattened, deep yellow flowers appear in arching umbels from the branch tips. A remarkable foliage plant that we have grown in the ground, exposed and unprotected in the garden, for the past several years.

By: Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

J Northern Viet Nam, Collected in the wild by Allan Clark (UK). Seed grown on by Bill Moyles in Oakland, CA. Smallish growing bushy plant to 2 ½' in 5 years with very distinctive blue-green leaves. Small yellow flowers much like R. kawakamii.