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Ericaceae
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Temperance and fragility.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 6-15 ft
- Sunlight
- partial shade
- Soil
- moist, acidic, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Mountain azalea is also called Piedmont azalea and blooms before its leaves fully emerge, creating clouds of pink in bare forests.
- The flowers produce a sweet, spicy fragrance that can perfume an entire hillside during peak bloom.
- All parts of the plant are toxic due to grayanotoxins, which can cause honey poisoning if bees collect too much azalea nectar.
- The species name 'canescens' means 'becoming gray,' referring to the fine gray hairs on the undersides of its leaves.
- It is one of about 17 native azalea species found in the eastern United States.
Color meanings
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temperance
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passion
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fragile beauty