General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 3-7 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Cascade Azalea
  • Rhododendron
  • White-Flowered Rhododendron

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Date: c. 1838
illustration by W. Fitch from 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine', 1838
Location: Netherlands?
Date: 07/22/2019
photo by Gertjan van Noord via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/pho
Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford. Washington
Date: 08/19/2014
photo by Mount Rainier National Park via Wikimedia Commons: https
Location: Taylor Lake trail, Banff N.P.; montane zone.
Date: 2011-08-02
Location: Mt. Hector approach trail, Banff N.P.; montane zone.
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Sparrowhawk, Peter Lougheed P.P., Alberta; montane to subalpine elevation.
Date: 2010-07-21
Location: Mount Rainier National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Location: Mount Rainier National Park
photo credit: Walter Siegmund
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Aug 12, 2020 10:35 PM concerning plant:
    Information from "The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers":
    This species does not produce the spectacular brilliant flowers that many of its relatives do, yet its dainty clusters of mildly citrus-scented white flowers and bright green leaves are delightful.

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