Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
South America, Argentina
China
Types
Perennial
Rhododendron
Number of Varieties
3520
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm45.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Purple, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
Ipheion uniflorum
RHODODENDRON impeditum
Common Name
Spring Starflower, Springstar
Dwarf Rhododendron, Dwarf Purple Rhododendron
In Hindi
Spring Starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
In German
Frühling Borretsch
Dwarf Rhododendron
In French
Spring Starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Spanish
primavera Flor de estrella
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Greek
άνοιξη starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Portuguese
primavera Starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Polish
Wiosna Starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
In Latin
Spring Starflower
Dwarf Rhododendron
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ericales
Family
Liliaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Ipheion
Rhododendron
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Gilliesieae
Rhodoreae
Subfamily
Allioideae
Ericoideae
Number of Species
5040
1
27800
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