Phonetic: Rho-doh-DEN-dron kan-ESS-senz
Most shrubs will not be ready before the first week of June when they are fully leafed out.
Photo Credit: Jill Gordon, Fairfield, ME
1 Gallon Pot - 9”-12" Shrub
Rhodora is a small shrub that brightens up bogs and wet woods with its gorgeous white flowers, which emerge slightly earlier than the gray-green leaves in the spring. There is nectar to be found in the flower’s base, attracting early pollinators and other insects. It is a host plant for the Columbia silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia). The flowers are fragrant. Also attracts bees, is deer-resistant and is good habitat for small birds. All parts of plant are poisonous.
- Hardiness Zone: 2-6
- Native Northeast Region: BONAP Map
- BONAP Map Key Color Guide: Map Color Key
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
- Flower Color: White
- Bloom Time: April, May, June
- Soil Type: Medium to Wet
- Mature Plant Size: 3-4' Height, 4-6' Width
- Plant Spacing: 6'
- Host Plant: Columbia Silkmoth
- Attracts: Bees, birds, butterflies
- Advantages: Deer resistant, bogs
- Landscape Uses: Shrub borders, Woodland margins, Low maintenance
- Companion Plants: Viburnums, Common Elderberry
