Scientific Name
Rhododendron arborescens

Common Name
Sweet azalea; Smooth azalea


Hardiness Zones: 5-9a
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soil
Height: 8 to 10'
Flower/Fruit: White to light pink fragrant flowers often with red stamens in late spring (after new leaves have fully expanded); may bloom sporadically all summer
Comments: Seedlings plant sometimes have pink or yellow flowers; bright orange to crimson fall foliage; fast growing; spreads by underground runners; erect habit
Cultivars: Georgiana (late); Hot Ginger (fragrant); Dynamite (fragrant)
 

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