Scientific name: Rhododendron groenlandicum (N)

Common name:  Labrador tea

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 3

Mature height and spread: 0.7-1.5m wide or tall

Form: Dense, round

Water use: Moderate

Soil requirements: wetland/bog, acidic

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: None

Flower/cone/fruit description: Cluster of white showy flowers. Brown campsule.

Limitations: needs boggy, wet soil

Suitable uses: Shrub border. Reclamation. For wetland areas

Quick ID description: Evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Alternate. Leather leaf texture. Elliptic. Rusty hairs on leaf underside and edges rolled under. Brown capsule fruit. Baby rhododendron leaves.