Rhododendron
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As a native plant to Southern New Jersey, we see them in the Pine Barrens a lot. The common type is the ‘Roseum’. They bloom in the spring with large purple flowers. Rhododendrons generally grow to be about 4-8′ tall and equally broad. They do best in the part sun to part shade. Rhododendron are among the most colorful of all flowering shrubs.