Taxon

Rhododendron canescens

 
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Rhododendron canescens - piedmont azalea, southern pinxterbloom azalea
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Common name: piedmont azalea, southern pinxterbloom azalea
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: s.e. and s.-c. United States
Habitat: Moist to dry woods, pocosins, swamps and savannas, often along streams; 0-500 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous flowering shrub growing 6-8' tall and wide with fragrant white to pink to sometimes rose colored tubular flowers in mid-to late-April. In the wild, this species grows on slopes and along stream banks under high canopy shade. It is somewhat more shade tolerant than most other azaleas. Spreads by underground stolons. Wonderful addition to the shady border or for early color in the shade garden.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ17 (AZ17) • Accession: D2015-0698.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: • Accession: D2015-0698.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: AZ17 (AZ17) • Accession: D2015-0698.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: AZ17 (AZ17) • Accession: D2015-0698.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: AZ17 (AZ17) • Accession: D2015-0698.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BC15 (BC15) • Accession: D2003-0728.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2016-0610.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2016-0610.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2016-0610.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: • Accession: D2016-0610.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2012-0559.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2012-0559.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2012-0559.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2012-0559.008 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2012-0559.009 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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