Add cheerful color and compact evergreen beauty to your landscape with this live Rhododendron ‘Hotei’, a charming yellow-flowering rhododendron prized for its bright blooms and manageable size. Blooming during midseason, this ornamental evergreen shrub produces attractive yellow flower trusses that bring warmth and contrast to woodland gardens, shaded borders, patios, and foundation plantings.

Compact and easy to maintain, ‘Hotei’ matures to approximately 3 feet tall in 10 years, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens and decorative containers. Rich evergreen foliage provides year-round structure while the vibrant blooms create a refreshing spring display. Hardy to approximately 5°F, this rhododendron performs best in cool acidic soils with filtered sunlight and even moisture.

These established one-gallon plants are well-rooted and ready to thrive in the landscape. You will receive a healthy live plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:

• 1 live Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ plant
• One gallon container-grown plant
• Approximate top width: 6–8 inches
• Healthy, rooted evergreen shrub
• Yellow flowering rhododendron
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Hotei Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Hotei’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sunlight
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 3 feet in 10 years
• Growth Habit: Compact evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–8
• Cold Hardiness: Hardy to approximately 5°F
• Bloom Time: Midseason
• Bloom Color: Yellow
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and smaller gardens

Care Tip

Mulch around the base to maintain cool moist soil and protect shallow roots. Light pruning immediately after flowering helps maintain a compact, dense shape.

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.