Rhododendron alabamense

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Common name: Alabama azalea

Family: Ericaceae (heath family)

Distribution: s.e. United States

Habitat: Open, dry woodlands, rocky slopes; 0-500 m

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 6

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Comments: A deciduous azalea with an upright-to-arching, shrubby habit growing to 5-6' tall. The snowy white flowers have a prominent yellow blotch with protruding stamens and a lemony fragrance, opening in May. It is stoloniferous (having stems at the ground which root at their tips) in its native habitat of moist-to-dry open woods and is hardy, even in Ohio. A great as a focal point or specimen.

Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

1: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2003-0725.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2003-0733.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
3: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D2013-0370.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
5: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
6: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
7: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
8: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
9: AZA: BD13 (BD13) • Accession: D2015-0734.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
10: • Accession: D2015-0734.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin

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