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.