Rhododendron chapmanii x dauricum 'Chapmanii Wonder' Highlight and site the shrub where

and site the shrub where the summer-long scarlet show and the hummingbird traffic can be watched up close: a hot bank

reliable and unhurried

well-drained soil that stays cool

a prairie or meadow planting

greedy roots cast a shade so deep that little will grow beneath

Rhododendron chapmanii x dauricum 'Chapmanii Wonder' Highlight and site the shrub where'Chapmanii Wonder' is an uncommon and rewarding evergreen rhododendron, the offspring of an inspired cross made by a Japanese breeder between two very different parents. From the endangered Florida native Chapman's rhododendron, Rhododendron chapmanii, the plant inherits broadleaf evergreen foliage and Deep South heat tolerance; from the hardy white flowered form of Rhododendron dauricum, a species of northeastern Asia, the plant takes cold hardiness