Taxon

Rhododendron colemanii

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Common name: Red Hills azalea
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: s.e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: This deciduous azalea is a new species recently discovered in the upper coastal plain of Alabama & w. Georgia. It was found to be genetically distinct enough from Rhododendron alabamense to warrant naming as a new species. It grows 6-8' tall and wide in 10 years with tubular white, pink or even yellow flowers in May with a golden blotch and long, exserted stamens.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Journal of the American Rhododendron Society

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2014-0645.008 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0735.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0735.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0735.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2015-0735.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: • Accession: D2015-0735.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: • Accession: D2015-0735.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: • Accession: D2015-0735.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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