Rhododendron ‘Fragrant Star’ is an award-winning shrub known for its highly aromatic, tunnel-shaped flowers that stand out as bright white accents on attractive, soft blue-green foliage. ‘Fragrant Star’ Deciduous Azalea is nearly as heat-tolerant as it is cold-tolerant, easily grown in a variety of site conditions from full sun to partial shade with moist, well-drained soils and remaining small and compact in stature. The large, fragrant flowers that give this shrub its name begin to appear in late April, blooming well into May as the slightly downy blue-green foliage emerges. Rhododendron ‘Fragrant Star’ makes for a lovely, unexpected flowering hedge or small specimen in the woodland or pollinator garden where it is sure to benefit from attention by butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, all the while fending off hungry rabbits that tend to ignore this shrub completely.

• Category: Woody Ornamentals
• Alternate Cultivar: Fragrant Star
• Hardiness Zone: 5
• Height: 4 Feet
• Spread: 4 Feet
• Bloom Color: White