Deeproot Plant Base Online - Rhododendron canescens

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botanical name:
Rhododendron canescens

common name: Azalea
synonyms: Azalea canescens
family: Ericaceae

characteristics: shrub, scented/aromatic
height: 3.00m width: 3.00m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: green
flower colour: pink
stem/bark colour: brown
main period of interest: Spring

poisonous or irritant

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil, sandy soil
prefered soil pH: acid
minimum temperature: -15°C
USDA zone: 7 to 9

description:
Medium to large size deciduous shrub with oblong to oblanceolate leaves, densely hairy on the undersides. Freely produced trusses of sweetly scented, pale pink flowers, darker in bud, in April and May.

cultivation:
Moist, well drained humus rich acid soil. Thrives in full sun or part shade.

usage:
Woodland gardens.

other notes:
Native to the southeastern USA.