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Ericaceae
Rose Bay Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
Caution and temperance.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Evergreen shrub
- Height
- 3-10 meters
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full shade
- Soil
- Acidic, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Regular
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is the state flower of West Virginia and forms impenetrable thickets called 'rhododendron hells' in Appalachian forests.
- The leaves curl and droop in cold weather as a defense against freezing and desiccation.
- Some individual plants in the Appalachian Mountains are estimated to be over 100 years old.
- All parts of the plant are toxic due to grayanotoxins; honey made from it can be poisonous.
- It is the largest native rhododendron in North America, sometimes growing tree-sized.
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