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Flame Azalea |
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Rhododendron |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Plant Height: | 6-10 ft |
Plant Spread: | 6-10 ft |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Orange Red Yellow |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Layering Other: Tissue Culture |
Pollinators: | Bumblebees Bees |
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Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 7:02 AM 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 soil that is well drained, and bright indirect light. [ Reply to this comment | |
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