Rhododendron 'Purple Passion'
Purple Passion Rhododendron
- Perfect for decorative patio containers
- Attractive trusses of purple flowers with white highlighting and maroon spots on the throat
- Compact, well-branched form
- Vigorous growth
- Category: Shrub
- Patent: PP9,981
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Height: 5-6 ft
- Spread: 5-6 ft
- Bloom Color: Purple Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Dense, vigorous, rounded, broadleaf evergreen shrub with deep, dark green foliage. Big flower buds burst into bloom in mid to late May with big violet-purple bloom trusses that cover the plant. Great for specimen use in foundation plantings or planted in groups for semi-shaded border areas. Amazingly hardy and floriferous displaying great dependability and very nice foliage.
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Flower Color
| • | Purple |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Late Spring |
Habit
| • | Upright |
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Rhododendron 'Purple Passion'
Likes moist, well-drained soil and mulch. Fertilize regularly and prune immediately after flowering in late spring by cutting branches to just above a set of leaves.