Buy Rhododendron 'Rocket'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 4'-5'

planting zones

6a-9b

9-12 inch | $40.75

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Fewer than 20 at Bloom River Gardens

6-9 inch | $34.75

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Fewer than 20 at Bloom River Gardens

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Rhododendron 'Rocket' plant details

Rhododendron 'Rocket' is a moderate-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring pink flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in acidic, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Rhododendron 'Rocket'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: ericaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 4 FT - 5 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring
Uses: border plant, hedge, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Rhododendron 'Rocket'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: acidic, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Bright, vivid pink ruffled flowers with white anthers are tightly packed in a ball-shaped truss. Thick, heavily veined foliage provides the foundation.

By: Bloom River Gardens

Vigorous, upright-growing evergreen shrub. Deep vibrant pink flowers with scarlet blotch bloom midseason. Thick green foliage is coppery bronze when new. Growth Rate moderate

By: Garden World

Luminous, vivid pink. 'Rocket's' thick, heavily veined foliage renders a full bodied appearance to the plant. A fine rhododendron. ('Cunningham's White' x red catawbiense seedling)

By: Greer Gardens Inc.

Ruffled, bright pink flowers with a red blotch. New growth is coppery bronze, the mature foliage glossy dark green and heavily veined. A vigorous grower with a dense, upright habit. Midseason bloom.