Rhododendron 'Blue Diamond'

This captivating, evergreen shrub is bathed in clusters of beautiful violet-blue blooms in spring; small foliage is azalea-like and bronzes in winter; an excellent choice to mass in groupings, as a focal point of the garden; must have rich acidic soil

Blue Diamond Rhododendron is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Blue Diamond Rhododendron is bathed in stunning clusters of lightly-scented violet trumpet-shaped flowers with blue overtones at the ends of the branches in mid spring. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage. The small glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and turn coppery-bronze in the fall, which persists throughout the winter.

Blue Diamond Rhododendron will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.