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6 - 10 (feet)

5 - 8 (feet)

Large evergreen leaves; species has lavender flowers; parent of many excellent hybrids with 5"–6" flower clusters. Note: may be sold by some nurseries as H1 plants, which refers to hardiness. H2 and H3 are less hardy; flower buds hardy from -15° to -25°

Needs protection from dry, winter wind; best grown on the western side of a building; protect buds from moose browsing; browning may occur in early spring when ground moisture is frozen and plant breaks dormancy.

SC, SE (Zone 4)

Allegheny Mountains, West Virginia to Georgia and Alabama.

‘Album’ (‘Catawbiense Album’) White flowers with greenish yellow markings, hardy to -25°; dark green foliage.; ‘Boule de Neige’ White flowers hardy to -25°; compact, mounding habit, leaves 4" long, dull, dark green; 5' tall; grown in Juneau.; ‘English Roseum’ Light rose flowers hardy to -25°; vigorous, compact plants with upright form.; ‘Everestianum’ Rosy lilac flowers, petals have frilled edges, hardy to -15°; heavy bloomer in Juneau where it does well in either sun or light shade.; ‘Henrietta Sargent’ Dark pink; compact form; 5' tall; grown in Juneau.; ‘Mrs. Charles Sargent’ Rose flowers with yellowish green markings, hardy to -25°; somewhat rounded and compact, tall.; ‘Nova Zembla’ Red flowers to -25°.; ‘Purpureum Elegans’ Violet flowers with orange-brown markings; hardy to -25°; grown in Juneau.; ‘Roseum Elegans’ Rose-lilac flowers to -25°; withstands temperature extremes.

May spread invasiveness unknown - Monitor plantings for spread