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Rhododendron canescens (Florida pinxter, Hoary azalea, Piedmont azalea)

Rhododendron canescens Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Rhododendron canescens roe-doe-DEN-dron kan-ESS-senz Common Name: Florida pinxter, Hoary azalea, Piedmont azalea Genus: Rhododendron
This narrow deciduous azalea bears fragrant, funnel-shaped, white, pink, or deep rose flowers. It grows to 15 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide. Mid-green leaves are densely hairy beneath.
Noteworthy characteristics: Native to Texas, Tennessee, and from North Carolina to north Florida.
Care: Grow in moist, fertile, humus-rich acidic soil (pH 4.5-5.5) in dappled shade. Plant shallow, as plants are surface rooted and like a mulch covering.
Propagation: Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or autumn. Layer in autumn.
Problems: Vine weevil, whitefly, leafhoppers, lacebugs, scale, caterpillars, aphids. Powdery mildew, rust, bud blast, leaf gall, petal blight, root rot, and chlorosis (due to insufficient soil acid).
Height 15 ft. to 30 ft.
Spread 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Characteristics Fragrant Flowers; Native; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Spring
Flower Color Pink Flower; White Flower
Style Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest Spring Interest
Type Shrubs

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