Rhododendrons
Azaleas

R. calendulaceum - Engine Gap, NC
2006 ARS / ASA Convention Plant Sale

Deciduous Azalea Species
American Natives

On this page we list images of all fifteen East Coast native azalea species.
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East Coast Native Azalea Species

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R. alabamense
Fragrant native azalea with white flowers and yellow blotch.

Photo by Hyatt
   
R. arborescens
Very fragrant native azalea with white flowers and characteristic red stamens.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by McLellan

Photo by Hyatt
R. atlanticum
Fragrant native azalea with white flowers sometime brushed with pink.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by McLellan
 
R. austrinum
Fragrant native azalea with yellow flowers sometime with red floral tubes.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by McLellan
 
R. calendulaceum
Also known as the Flame Azalea, this species ranges in color from yellow, to orange, to red.
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Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt
R. canadense
Formerly Rhodora. Small light lavender flowers.

Photo by McLellan

Photo by McLellan
 
R. canescens
Fragrant native azalea with light pink to white flowers.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by McLellan

Photo by Hyatt
R. cumberlandense
(formerly R. bakeri) Orange to red flowers.

Photo by Hyatt
   
R. eastmanii
Rare species discovered in South Carolina in 1995. Flowers white with yellow blotch and red stamens. Fragrant.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Creel

Photo by Hyatt
R. flammeum
Yellow to orange red.

Photo by McLellan

Photo by Hyatt
 
R. occidentale
Fragrant West Coast native. White to pink with yellow flare.

Photo by Greer

Photo by Greer

Photo by Greer
R. periclymenoides
(formerly R. nudiflorum) Pale pink. Lightly fragrant.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt
 
R. prinophyllum
(formerly R. roseum) Deep pink, fragrant.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt
R. prunifolium
Orange to coral red. Very late blooming.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt
R. vaseyi
Pale pink to deeper pink. White forms also.

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt

Photo by Hyatt
R. viscosum
Now includes R. serrulatum, R. oblongifolium, and R. coryi as well. Late blooming white. Fragrant.

Photo by McLellan
   



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