Scientific name: Rhododendron augustiniii

Common name:  augustinii rhododendron

Family name: Ericaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 1-5m tall and 2-3m wide

Form: round

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained.

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: None

Flower/cone/fruit description: purple, blue flowers (individual)

Limitations: doesn’t grow well on slab (needs roots to be kept cool)

Suitable uses: smaller leaves therefore more sun tolerant than other rhododendron.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Smaller leaves than typically and more narrow. Leaf underside has hairy midrib. Simple. Alternate (whorles). Very soft underside and top (unique); not leathery like other rhododendrons. No backside colour.