Pink-Shell Azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Blue Ridge Mnts. of NC
Location
Cornell Class of 1938 Native Maple Slope
Source of plant
Meadowbrook/We-Du Natives, Eastern Plant Specialists, Transplant Nursery, Bluestone Perennials
Description
Irregular upright habit; plants reach 5' to 10' in height. Fall color is light red. Flowers clear rose, bell-shaped with the two lower corolla lobes divided nearly at the base, borne before the leaves in early to mid-May; 1 1/2" diameter; 5-8 to the inflorescence; produces a spectacular show when in flower.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4