PL#193
DANDY MAN Purple
Rhododendron 'LAVJ2011'
Incredibly hardy, disease-resistant, and durable, Dandy Man® Purple rhododendron is sure to deliver beauty and tough landscape performance. Healthy dark evergreen foliage gives this shrub presence year-round, and in mid-spring, this Rhododendron hybrid is covered in large, spherical clusters of rich purple flowers. Dandy Man® Purple rhododendron is a hard-working hybrid from Joe Parks that has proven itself hardy in Maine and New Hampshire. It’s a classic low-maintenance landscape shrub for semi-shaded areas, perfect for hedging, borders, or a specimen planting.
Public reference
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Species
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- Cultivar
- LAVJ2011
- Trade name
- DANDY MAN Purple
- Hardiness zones
- 4–8 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 4–8 ft
- Mature width
- 4–8 ft
- Description
- Incredibly hardy, disease-resistant, and durable, Dandy Man® Purple rhododendron is sure to deliver beauty and tough landscape performance. Healthy dark evergreen foliage gives this shrub presence year-round, and in mid-spring, this Rhododendron hybrid is covered in large, spherical clusters of rich purple flowers. Dandy Man® Purple rhododendron is a hard-working hybrid from Joe Parks that has proven itself hardy in Maine and New Hampshire. It’s a classic low-maintenance landscape shrub for semi-shaded areas, perfect for hedging, borders, or a specimen planting.
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Drought tolerant
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- Flood tolerant
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- Deer resistant
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- Thornless
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- Has seed pods
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Legal
- Asexual propagation forbidden
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