Add elegant, year-round structure to your garden with Rhododendron ‘Yaku Princess’, a compact evergreen shrub prized for its soft pink spring blooms and dense, rounded habit.

Perfect for smaller landscapes, this slow-growing rhododendron delivers big floral impact without taking up space.

Why Gardeners Love ‘Yaku Princess’

• Soft apple-blossom pink buds open to blush-white flowers
• Compact, dwarf size—ideal for small gardens
• Evergreen foliage provides year-round structure
• Unique fuzzy leaf undersides (indumentum) for added texture
• Thrives in shade and woodland gardens

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Yaku Princess’
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Mature Size: 3–4 ft tall × 4–5 ft wide
• Bloom Time: Mid to late spring
• Light: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Zones: 5–8

Perfect For

• Shade and woodland gardens
• Foundation plantings
• Small garden spaces
• Container gardening
• Cottage and Japanese-style landscapes

Care Tips

• Plant in acidic, well-draining soil
• Keep soil consistently moist (not soggy)
• Mulch to retain moisture and protect roots
• Light pruning after flowering to maintain 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.