Scientific Name
Rhododendron canescens

Common Name
Piedmont azalea; Hoary azalea; Pinxter flower

Hardiness Zones: 6-9
Habit: Deciduous
Exposure: Sun to partial shade; moist to damp soil
Height: 10 to 15'
Flower/Fruit: Rose pink to white flowers clusters in early spring; delicate sweet fragrance
Comments: Some times stoloniferous; multitrunked; flowers attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies; rusty red fall foliage
Cultivars: --
 

List by Scientific Name | Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs | List by Common Name


© Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist
Shoprights NC State University