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Pink-Shell Azalea

Rhododendron vaseyi
Ericaceae

Growth Habit

Shrub

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.

Source of plant

Meadowbrook/We-Du Natives, Eastern Plant Specialists, Transplant Nursery, Bluestone Perennials

USDA Hardiness Zone

4