Taxon

Rhododendron arborescens

 
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Rhododendron arborescens - sweet azalea, smooth azalea
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: sweet azalea, smooth azalea
Family: Ericaceae (heath family)
Distribution: e. United States (chiefly App. region)
Habitat: Stream banks, rocky streamsides, heath balds, swampy woods or bogs; 90-1500 m
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous shrub with an upright-to-arching habit growing to 15' in its native habitat. Flowers are sweetly scented, opening after the leaves unfold in June, 2" wide, ranging white to pink. Foliage is dark green, 2-3" long. Noted for its late bloom. Great as a focal point or specimen.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: D2013-0521.008 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: • Accession: D2014-0749.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2013-0521.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2013-0521.004 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2013-0521.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: AZA: BA15 (BA15) • Accession: D2013-0521.007 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 7: AZA: BC13 (BC13) • Accession: D1993-0702.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 8: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D2002-1064.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 9: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D2002-1064.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 10: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D2002-1064.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 11: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2010-0583.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 12: AZA: BD14 (BD14) • Accession: D2010-0583.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 13: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2014-0749.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 14: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2014-0749.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 15: AZA: BE13 (BE13) • Accession: D2014-0749.006 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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