Is Pinxterbloom Azalea deer resistant?
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Deer will destroy this. Do not plant it unprotected.
Rating source: Rutgers NJAES E271
Toxic to cats and dogs if eaten
About Pinxterbloom Azalea
A lovely native deciduous azalea, fragrant and early, and heavily browsed. Being deciduous helps a little because the stems are bare through the worst of winter, but the spring buds are taken. Worth growing only inside fencing or with consistent repellent from bud break.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 4.5 to 6
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 47 to 71 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Deer-resistant alternatives to Pinxterbloom Azalea
Same plant type, hardy in the same zones, but rated better on the Rutgers scale. If Pinxterbloom Azalea keeps getting eaten, these go in the same spot.
- Blackhaw ViburnumViburnum prunifoliumZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Common SweetshrubCalycanthus floridusZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Common WitchhazelHamamelis virginianaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Devil's Walking StickAralia spinosaZones 4–9Rarely damaged
- Fragrant SumacRhus aromaticaZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- InkberryIlex glabraZones 4–11Seldom damaged
Similar to Pinxterbloom Azalea
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
Protecting Pinxterbloom Azalea
Deer will destroy this without protection, so the question is which kind you are willing to pay for.
- How tall a deer fence needs to beEight feet, and six is the most common expensive mistake in deer fencing.
- What a deer fence costsMaterial ratios are stable even when prices are not, and installation reliably doubles the figure.
- Repellent that actually worksThe egg-based recipe that reproduces the active ingredient in the commercial sprays that win university trials.
- Check it is actually deerDeer tear and leave a ragged stub. A clean 45-degree cut is rabbits, and slug holes get blamed on deer constantly.
Where Pinxterbloom Azalea grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvanianative
- New Jerseynative
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginianative
- Marylandnative
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohionative
- Indiana
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolinanative
- Tennesseenative
- Georgianative
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Maine
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delawarenative
- West Virginianative
- Kentuckynative
- South Carolinanative
- Florida
- Alabamanative
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbianative
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 21 US states in total.
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Common questions about Pinxterbloom Azalea
- Is Pinxterbloom Azalea deer resistant?
- Pinxterbloom Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) is rated Frequently Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer will destroy this. Do not plant it unprotected.
- What hardiness zones does Pinxterbloom Azalea grow in?
- Pinxterbloom Azalea is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Pinxterbloom Azalea grow in shade?
- Yes. Pinxterbloom Azalea tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Pinxterbloom Azalea get?
- Mature height is roughly 48–120 in. Growth rate is slow.
- Is Pinxterbloom Azalea toxic to dogs or cats?
- Yes. The ASPCA lists Pinxterbloom Azalea as toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Site it away from where animals graze, or choose something else if you have a dog that chews.