Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Ericaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, ME to SC, GA and AL
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Treman Woodland Walk
Source of plant
RareFIND Nursery, Princeton Nurseries
Description
Shrub of loose, open habit reaching 1' to 8' in height (5' average), and 3' to 8' in width, with numerous,spreading, very hispid branches. Flowers white, rarely pink, with clove-like scent, borne 4 to 9 perinflorescence in mid-May into June.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
fragrance