Add soft spring color and compact evergreen beauty to your landscape with this live Rhododendron ‘Yaku Sunrise’, a cold-hardy dwarf rhododendron prized for its delicate pink and white blooms and tidy growth habit. Blooming in midseason, this ornamental evergreen shrub produces clusters of soft pink flowers that brighten the garden while complementing rich evergreen foliage year-round.

Compact and versatile, ‘Yaku Sunrise’ matures to approximately 3 feet tall in 10 years, making it ideal for borders, woodland gardens, foundation plantings, patios, and smaller landscape spaces. Hardy to approximately -10°F, this resilient variety performs beautifully in cooler climates when planted in moist acidic soil with protection from harsh afternoon heat.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Rhododendron ‘Yaku Sunrise’ plant
✔️ Originally grown in #2 container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen shrub
✔️ Pink and white flowering dwarf rhododendron
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Yaku Sunrise Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Yaku Sunrise’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial sun with protection from intense afternoon heat
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain consistently moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 3 feet in 10 years
• Growth Habit: Compact evergreen shrub
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Cold Hardiness: Hardy to approximately -10°F
• Bloom Time: Midseason
• Bloom Color: Pink and white
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patios and smaller gardens

Care Tip

Keep roots cool and evenly moist with mulch around the base. Light pruning immediately after flowering helps maintain a compact shape and encourages fuller 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.