Add dramatic color and bold elegance to your landscape with Rhododendron ‘Black Widow’, a striking evergreen shrub prized for its incredibly dark maroon-black blooms and glossy green foliage. This rhododendron produces heavy flower trusses with richly colored wavy-edged petals that appear almost black while still in bud, creating an unforgettable garden display.

Bright white stamens provide stunning contrast against the deep velvety blooms, making ‘Black Widow’ a standout specimen in woodland gardens, borders, and foundation plantings. Its broad spreading habit and evergreen foliage provide year-round structure and visual interest in shaded landscapes.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Rhododendron ‘Black Widow’ shrub
✔️ Grown in #2 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen plant
✔️ Dark flowering landscape rhododendron
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Black Widow Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Black Widow’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: Approximately 3 feet
• Mature Width: 3–4 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–8
• Container Friendly: Yes when young

Care Tip

Plant in a protected location with morning sun and afternoon shade to preserve bloom quality and glossy foliage. Mulching helps maintain moisture and cool root conditions year-round.

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.