Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea southeast-native Starr-130429-4301-Michelia figo-flower-Makawao-Maui (24914855910)

Starr-130429-4301-Michelia figo-flower-Makawao-Maui (24914855910)

Summer Crush

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creating a fuller looking flowers that bloom densely from early to mid spring attracting butterflies

IMAGES: (Fall Color) Photo by F

Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea southeast-native Starr-130429-4301-Michelia figo-flower-Makawao-Maui (24914855910)Piedmont Azalea is a large native deciduous shrub with finely toothed dull green foliage with grey undersides that turns rusty red in fall. Sweetly fragrant clusters of pink honeysuckle like flowers with darker pink bodies and elongated pink stamen bloom in early spring. Grows best in dappled sun and rich, consistently moist, well drained acidic soils. If allowed to naturalize, can reach a size of 6 15'. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA