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Rhododendron calendulaceum
Flame Azalea Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
Flame Azalea is common to the Appalachians where it lights up the late spring woods with every pale and brilliant shade of yellow, orange, red, and salmon. The 2 inch, non-fragrant flowers are borne in open trusses just as their leaves are beginning to come out. Plants are loosely branched and upright growing to about 6 feet. Fall foliage color is yellow or pale red. It likes good, moisture retentive soil and bright indirect light. Cat# 1311

Rhododendron calendulaceum, Flame Azalea
Available: 2009 or later
$12.00 each in quart pots
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X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
X Hummingbird Plant X Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
Wildflower X Shrub Grass or grass-like
Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
Full sun X Mostly sunny X Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
Sandy X Organic
Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
Dry Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" X 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
X Yellows Rose Green
X Orange, coral Violet Brown
X Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
X Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
X Late spring Late summer Late fall

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