Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Chapman's rhododendron

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii

Family:

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-6 ft tall by 3-6 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring before the new leaves come out.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Screen plant. Can be grown in a mass under trees.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Cuttings, or divisions. Apparently seed is not a major form of reproduction.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

Highly acidic to acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Attracts insects.  Apparently important to bumble bees.

Attracts pollinators, including hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Mesic flatwoods, scrubby flatwoods, seep slope. Ecotone between flatwoods and edges of titi swamps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Endemic to Florida



Listed as Endangered by the USFWS and FL