Rhododendron Lee S Dark Purple. Plants can benefit from protection burlap wrap against drying winter winds and sun in an. This heavy blooming accent plant produces large trusses of showy violet purple flowers which emerge from dark purple buds during the late spring and early summer.
This heavy blooming accent plant produces large trusses of showy violet purple flowers which emerge from dark purple buds during the late spring and early summer. The flowers are dark purple with a orange brown macula. Lee s dark purple is an early r.
Lee s dark purple rhododendron will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity with a spread of 7 feet.
Lee s dark purple rhododendron growing and maintenance tips. Rhododendron was named and classified by linnaeus who named it from the greek for rose tree. It is an evergreen rounded compact shrub with dark green glossy leaves that have undulating edges. Lee s dark purple was hybridized by john lee of london england before 1851 using rhododendron catawbiense as the female parent and an unknown male parent.