Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Live Evergreen Shrub | Dwarf Yellow Blooming Rhododendron | Cold Hardy Container Grown

Add cheerful spring color and compact evergreen beauty to your landscape with Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’, an award-winning dwarf rhododendron prized for its charming yellow blooms and exceptional cold hardiness. Blooming in early mid-season, this compact shrub produces abundant clusters of soft yellow flowers that brighten rock gardens, borders, woodland settings, and decorative containers.

Recognized as the 2024 Northeast USA and Canada Region Rhododendron of the Year by the American Rhododendron Society, ‘Patty Bee’ combines reliable performance with an easy-care compact growth habit perfect for smaller landscapes. Its evergreen foliage provides year-round texture and structure even after the blooms fade. You will receive a healthy container-grown plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ shrub
✔️ Grown in #1 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen plant
✔️ Award-winning yellow flowering shrub
✔️ Root ball wrapped securely for safe shipping

Growing Information
Common Name: Patty Bee Rhododendron
Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’
Plant Type: Dwarf evergreen flowering shrub
Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
Mature Height: Approximately 2 feet
Mature Width: 2–3 feet
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
USDA Zones: 5–7
Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Excellent for rock gardens and containers where its compact size can shine. Apply mulch annually to maintain cool roots and conserve moisture throughout the growing season.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.