Flowers pink, purple, or white, spotted with orange or green.
Flower stems sticky.
Leaves evergreen, leathery, smooth, dark beneath, with rolled edges that curl in winter. Rhododendron's hard wood is used for tool handles, decorative objects, and fuel. The leaves are poisonous to cattle and deer. As you may have noticed, rhododendrons are everywhere on Wellesley's campus, most notably in the aptly named Rhododendron Hollow in front of Clapp Library. The plants are significant in Wellesley's history as well.