Great Laurel

Rhododendron maximum L. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Great Laurel: Lyonetia latistrigella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.