Dorothy Gish Rhododendron
Dorothy Gish Hybrid Azalea
Rhododendron ‘Dorothy Gish’ is a compact, rounded evergreen shrub valued for its dense form and clusters of soft lavender-pink flowers with deeper markings in late spring, creating a refined display, with glossy dark green foliage that provides year-round structure and may develop bronze tones in winter.
Mature Size:
Width: 3–4 ft
Height: 3–4 ft
USDA Zones: 5a–8b (best performance in protected sites; avoid winter wind exposure)
Light: Partial shade
Blooms: Soft lavender-pink flowers with darker markings in late spring
Soil: Moist, well-drained, acidic soil
Water: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture
🌸 Landscape Uses
Foundation plantings, woodland gardens, shade borders, specimen shrub
🌼 Attracts & Tolerances
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Tolerances: Shade, deer resistant
- Plant type
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Height
- 3-4'
- Width
- 3-4'
- Hardiness zones
- 8–10
- Sunlight
- Partial Shade
- Bloom time
- Spring
- Flower color
- Orange, Salmon
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Dark Green, Green
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Soil
- Loamy, Normal, Sandy
- Landscape use
- Container, Foundation
- Shape
- Oval, Rounded
- Bark
- Smooth
- Drought tolerant
- No