| Scientific Name: | Rhododendron impeditum |
| Common Name: | impeditum rhododendron |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense |
| Form: | Mounded, Round |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Distinctive smell, Elliptic, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, Blue, Violet, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jun |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Dense, compact form; leaves dark, convex, oblong, most 8-12mm long x 4-5mm wide, with white crystal-like dots (scales); flowers purple, 2-3.5cm wide, Apr-May. | |