The dark purple buds of 'Lee's Dark Purple' appear on round trusses and open to royal-purple flowers with centers marked brown-green amid deep evergreen foliage that creates an upright, mounding habit.
| Shrub | |
| Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron | |
| Zone 5 | |
| 4-6+ hours | |
| Clay, Moist, Sandy | |
| Accent border shrub | |
| Foundation plantings | |
| 4-6' | |
| 4-6' | |
| Spring | |
| Purple | |
| Moderate | |
| Mound, Upright | |
| WILT-PRUF | |
| Holly-tone | |
| Green | |
| Color, Structure | |
| Yes | |
| Thuja, Hydrangea, Ilex, Hamamelis |