Create a bold statement in your landscape with the Catawbiense Grandiflorum Rhododendron, a classic evergreen shrub known for its large clusters of bright purple blooms and vigorous growth habit. Blooming in mid-season, this rhododendron produces showy flower trusses that contrast beautifully against deep green evergreen foliage. Its mature size makes it ideal for privacy screens, woodland gardens, foundation plantings, and large landscape borders.

These healthy field-grown plants are carefully cultivated for strong root development and garden performance. Plants arrive approximately 12–15 inches wide, ready to establish quickly in your landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Catawbiense Grandiflorum Rhododendron
✔️ Width: approximately 12–15 inches
✔️ Healthy, field-grown evergreen shrub
✔️ Strong, rooted plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Catawbiense Grandiflorum Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Grandiflorum’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established field-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Soil: Acidic, rich, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged
• Mature Height: Approximately 8 feet tall
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Container Friendly: Limited; best suited for landscape planting

Care Tip

Plant in a location protected from harsh afternoon sun and drying winter winds. Mulch yearly with pine bark or organic matter to maintain acidic soil conditions and support healthy root growth.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.