Raise the Roof® Hoopla Rhododendron

Light Needs

Partial Shade to Full Sun

(At Least 3 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

5-6 Feet

Mature Spread

5-6 Feet

Growing Zones

5 to 9

Are you looking for a unique twist to classic rhododendron flowers? Raise the Roof® Hoopla Rhododendron is the perfect plant for you! Clusters of flowers bloom in spring with charming wavy petals. Each eye-catching flower is pink with yellow-orange throats. Hoopla Rhododendron has a rounded form, growing 5-6 feet tall and wide. The glossy, elliptical leaves are evergreen and will provide year-round interest in the landscape.

Hoopla Rhododendron is a long-lived hybrid that attracts many pollinators to your garden. The evergreen leaves and densely branched form make Hoopla Rhododendron great for privacy hedges. Use this shrub as an accent plant in foundation plantings or grow several together for an abundance of blooms. 

Raise the Roof® Hoopla Rhododendron Care

Hoopla Rhododendron can be grown in full sun or partial shade, although it is best planted where it can receive afternoon shade. It needs moist, well-drained, and acidic soil to thrive. Keep your rhododendron watered during its first year of growth and whenever the soil is dry. Amend soil with organic matter or apply a fertilizer labeled for acidic-loving plants in spring. Hoopla Rhododendron needs acidic soil with a pH of 4.5-6; if the soil is too alkaline, chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves may occur. Amend your soil with pH-reducing materials such as peat moss or aluminum sulfate as needed. Mulch with wood chips, pine needles, or leaves to insulate the soil and conserve moisture. 

Pruning Hoopla Rhododendron can help shape and rejuvenate the shrub. Deadhead spent flowers as desired. Prune immediately after flowering is finished to prevent removal of next year’s buds. Rhododendrons may suffer from winter burn, so plant Hoopla Rhododendron in a sheltered location away from drying winter winds. 

Raise the Roof® Hoopla Rhododendron Spacing

Plant Hoopla Rhododendron 6-7 feet apart so it has plenty of room to reach its mature size. If using Hoopla Rhododendron in a privacy hedge, reduce spacing to 5-6 feet apart for a quick, densely grown hedge.

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