Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea southeast-native Its lush small dark green

Its lush small dark green foliage stays green in winter

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Best color in full sun and well-drained soils

Grows best in part sun and dry to medium well-drained soil

2’ -  4'

Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea southeast-native Its lush small dark greenPiedmont Azalea is a large native deciduous shrub with finely toothed dull green foliage with grey undersides that turns rusty red in fall. Sweetly fragrant clusters of pink honeysuckle like flowers with darker pink bodies and elongated pink stamen bloom in early spring. Grows best in dappled sun and rich, consistently moist, well drained acidic soils. If allowed to naturalize, can reach a size of 6 15'. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA