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Ericaceae
Lapland rosebay
Rhododendron lapponicum
Also known as Rhododendron confertissimum, Azalea ferruginosa, Rhododendron parvifolium subsp. confertissimum, Rhododendron pallidum
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare High
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Rhododendron · Alpine · Arctic · Evergreen · Shrub · Rock Garden · Acidic Soil · Cold Hardy · Tundra · Flowering Shrub
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In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Lapland rosebay is a compact arctic-alpine shrub that thrives in cool, moist, acidic soils and dappled light. Plant it in well-draining, peat-rich or humus-rich soil and avoid hot, dry conditions. It is best suited to rock gardens or alpine plantings in cold climates and requires consistent moisture without waterlogging.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until moist but never waterlogged; ensure excellent drainage · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.4–6.1
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Amur, British Columbia, Finland, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Norway
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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