Nomenclature

Common Name:

wild azalea, Piedmont azalea, pinxter azalea

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Rhododendron canescens

Family:

Ericaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

10-15 ft tall by 10-15 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Deciduous; blooms in mid-spring. Life span approx. 50 yrs. (Nelson 2003).

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant, thicket, or natural background plantings.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Seed or division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Highly acidic to acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Attracts pollinators, especially bumble bees.

Attracts hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Upland hardwood forests, flatwoods, by swamps, bluffs, slope forests, secondary woods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

Poisonous if eaten.

General Comments: