Rhododendrons are not deciduous.
The definition of deciduous is when a tree or a bush loses it's leaves at the endof a growing season.
Some are, cool temperate species are deciduous, while most of the warm temperate species are evergreen.
It depends on the variety.
Rhododendrons and azaleas are closely related. Rhododendrons have 10 or more stamens per lobe. Azaleas have only five. Most rhododendron are evergreen and azaleas are deciduous.
Peter Alfred Cox has written: 'The smaller rhododendrons' -- subject(s): Rhododendrons 'The cultivation of rhododendrons' -- subject(s): Rhododendrons 'Rhododendrons' -- subject(s): Rhododendrons 'Cox's guide to choosing rhododendrons' -- subject(s): Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons might have the synonym "heaths" (the general family) or specifically "azaleas" (two subgenera of rhododendrons).
The Forsythia flower, Lady ferns, Puffball mushroom, American Beech, Shagbark Hickory, Sycamore, Maple Tree, Huckleberries, Mountain Laurels, rhododendrons, azaleas and lichen.
Well you just did. But: I planted rhododendrons.
As I recall, azalea is a general name for deciduous rhododendrons. So I would expect the leaves to fall off every year, and for the shrub to regrow them.
A synonym for azalea is rhododendron. However, the reverse is not true. All azaleas are rhododendrons, but not all rhododendrons are azaleas.
Robert L. Ticknor has written: 'Chemical weed control in rhododendrons' -- subject(s): Weed control, Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons are difficult to propogate from cuttings, they are usaually done by layering or grafting. If you want to try cuttings July is around the best time.
Rhododendrons are the national symbol of Nepal. Being a weaker type of plant, Rhododendrons die easily and is usually symbolized as death or decay in Northlandic religions.
A Tamarack is deciduous.
They require an acid soil.