This semi evergreen hybrid shrub has woody branched spreading stems that form a compact bushy habit. It has mid-green oblong leaves and the broad funnel-shaped white to pink flowers appear in a small cluster during mid-spring.

Hardiness zones 7 to 9 

Rhododendron x mucronatum is a hybrid that is found in Japan from Honshu to Shikoku and Kyushu growing on the margins of woodlands, on the coast and in the lower mountains.  It is also cultivated widely in eastern and southern Sichuan in China.

It prefers a semi-shaded to a protected sunny position and grows in well-drained organic rich moist sandy to clay loams are tending acidic with a pH 4.5-6. It prefers a wind protected position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

This rhododendron is grown for its bushy habit and profuse flowers. It is plant along borders for screening or used in group plantings in parks and large gardens. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. There are many cultivars available with a different flower colours and are commonly planted in Japanese gardens or grown in patio pots and planter boxes. ID 3693

Rhododendron (ro-do-DEN-dron) x mucronatum (MOO-kroh-NAH-tum)

'Rhododendron': from Greek rhodon + dendron - rose tree

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens