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A durable yet charming rhododendron with small trusses of bright lavender-purple blooms that contrast with the small, dark green leaves. The evergreen foliage takes on a mahogany-brown winter color. This variety is noted for its tolerance for heat as well as cold.
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- Early spring
- Flowering Shrubs
- Partial sun
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Oct 26, 2020 · Forming a mound of 2 to 3-inch glossy leaves, the PJM Rhododendron develops into a bush as much as 6 feet tall and wide. Between late April and mid-May, depending in your zone, those leaves disappear beneath clusters of mauve-purple blooms – a fantastic display, and still, after almost 80 years, the toughest and most reliable evergreen ...
PJM Group is a series of rhododendron hybrids that resulted from crosses between R. carolinianum and R. dauricum var. sempervirens. These hybrids are compact, rounded, small-leaved, evergreen shrubs that generally grow to 3-6’ tall and are noted for having exceptional winter hardiness.
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The Rhododendron PJM is exceptionally hardy with vigorous yet showy growth, classified as an evergreen shrub. During mid to late spring, you see a display of rounded clusters of up to 15 trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers. The dark green leaves have an elliptic yet glossy reddish-purple color from fall to winter. It is a reliable performer and t...
The best time to plant Rhododendrons is from early spring to early fall to give your plants a great start. Whether planted in mixed borders, shrub borders, or containers, it needs special care to keep it thriving.
In the PJM Group tree collection, you can find some varieties to grow together. Here are some of our favorites. The plant is similar to the PJM Rhododendron but grows a larger flower and has an upright to spreading growth habit. The plant has a smaller habit of growing with a flower color of lavender pink. This plant displays lavender-pink flowers,...
Rhododendrons are susceptible to disease and insects. It would help if you kept an eye on mealybugs, aphids, lace bugs, borers, nematodes, scales, whitefly, thrips, and caterpillars. Some concerns with the disease are leaf spots, blights, crown rot, root rot, rust, powdery mildew, and canker.
Highly popular in North America and exceptionally cold hardy, Rhododendron 'PJM Elite' is a vigorous and showy evergreen shrub. In mid to late spring, it bears abundant rounded clusters of 10 to 15, trumpet-shaped, vibrant reddish-purple flowers.
PJM rhododendrons are a group of hybrid, broadleaf evergreen shrubs in the Ericaceae (blueberry) family that were developed by Peter J. Mezitt and his son in the 1930s to be exceptionally winter hardy. The genus name derives from the Greek words rhodo, which means rose, and dendron, meaning tree.
A dwarf broadleaf evergreen shrub featuring pretty purple-pink flowers in spring and a compact habit, very hardy, interesting fall coloration; absolutely must have well-drained, highly acidic and organic soil, use plenty of peat moss when planting.
