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Rhododendron 'Looking Glass' | Looking Glass Rhododendron

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DESCRIPTION
Rhododendron ‘Looking Glass’ is a compact evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and medium green foliage with a pale felted underside. In early May it produces large ball-shaped trusses above the leaves. Deep rose buds open to rosy-pink flowers with frilled margins, the color softening as they age and forming a dome of blossom that attracts bees and other pollinators.

Raised in Washington State from a cross of Rhododendron yakushimanum and ‘China’, ‘Looking Glass’ was introduced around 1988. Selected for hardiness and dense branching, it suits low foundation plantings, mixed borders, and acid beds where its spring bloom and evergreen foliage provide reliable color and structure.

DESCRIPTION
Rhododendron ‘Looking Glass’ is a compact evergreen shrub with a rounded habit and medium green foliage with a pale felted underside. In early May it produces large ball-shaped trusses above the leaves. Deep rose buds open to rosy-pink flowers with frilled margins, the color softening as they age and forming a dome of blossom that attracts bees and other pollinators.

Raised in Washington State from a cross of Rhododendron yakushimanum and ‘China’, ‘Looking Glass’ was introduced around 1988. Selected for hardiness and dense branching, it suits low foundation plantings, mixed borders, and acid beds where its spring bloom and evergreen foliage provide reliable color and structure.

 

  • Family: Ericaceae
    Height: 4 to 5 ft
    Width: 3 to 4 ft
    Foliage color: Medium to dark green evergreen leaves
    Flower color: Deep pink, frilled funnel-shaped blooms opening from deep red buds
    Bloom time: Mid spring (generally May)
    Light requirements: Part shade to mostly shade
    Water requirements: Moderate
    Maintenance: Low to moderate — deadhead spent flowers and prune lightly only when needed
    Growing zone: USDA zones 5 to 8
    Wildlife attractors: Spring flowers attract bees and other pollinators

    This plant can be seen at the Washington Park Arboretum.

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