Add rich evergreen beauty and vibrant spring color to your landscape with this live Rhododendron ‘Florence Parks’, a dependable and cold-hardy purple-flowering rhododendron. This field-grown evergreen shrub produces abundant clusters of star-shaped purple blooms in late spring, creating a bold display against glossy dark green foliage. The showy flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators, making it ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens.

Slow growing but long-lived, ‘Florence Parks’ develops into a dense evergreen shrub perfect for borders, foundation plantings, privacy screens, woodland gardens, and mass landscape plantings. Hardy and easy to maintain once established, it provides year-round structure and seasonal floral beauty in a wide range of climates.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Rhododendron ‘Florence Parks’ plant
✔️ Approximately 12–15 inches tall
✔️ Healthy, rooted field-grown evergreen shrub
✔️ Purple spring flowering rhododendron
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Florence Parks Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron x ‘Florence Parks’ H-1
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established field-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Filtered sun, partial shade, or morning sun
• Soil: Acidic, moist, organically rich, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist but not soggy
• Mature Height: Approximately 5–6 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 5–6 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 4–8
• Bloom Time: Late spring
• Bloom Color: Purple
• Special Features: Evergreen foliage and hummingbird attraction
• Container Friendly: Yes, while young and excellent for shaded patios

Care Tip

Apply mulch around the root zone to help maintain cool soil and consistent moisture. Feed with fertilizer formulated for acid-loving plants after flowering for best growth and bloom production.

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.