Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea red-bloom and oblong in shape

and oblong in shape

Height:  20' - 30'

Buddléia 16 07 2001 Lille

Hosta x Patriot 2zz

2' - 3' (5' - 6' flowering)

Rhododendron canescens ~ Piedmont Azalea red-bloom and oblong in shapePiedmont Azalea is a large native deciduous shrub with finely toothed dull green foliage with grey undersides that turns rusty red in fall. Sweetly fragrant clusters of pink honeysuckle like flowers with darker pink bodies and elongated pink stamen bloom in early spring. Grows best in dappled sun and rich, consistently moist, well drained acidic soils. If allowed to naturalize, can reach a size of 6 15'. Type: Shrub Origins: Southeast N. America; GA