Rhododendron (Azalea) alabamense
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Michael Dirr Rhododendron (Azalea) alabamense
Michael Dirr
Rhododendron (Azalea) alabamense
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Alabama Azalea 		Common Names:
  • Alabama Azalea
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Origin:

  north central Alabama and west central Georgia  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial sun.
Moderate climate.
Dirr says: "found in dry woodlands and rocky hill sites"

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 6 to Zone 8

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "Tends towards compactness and may sucker to form a colony, growing 5 to 6' (8'). This is a great "doer" in the Dirr garden."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring

Dirr says: "Possibly the most fragrant of the native azaleas; flowers after R. austrinum, R. canescens and R. flammeum. Some flowers have yellow blotch. Appear with new leaves in mid to late April (Athens, GA). They occur 6 to 10 together in a cluster. This is a beautiful plant in flower."  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are green in the summer.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "An 8 to 10' high and wide specimen at Biltmore House and Gardens in magnificent."

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Other Rhododendron (Azalea) alabamense References & Articles:
Rhododendron (Azalea) alabamense is hardy in these areas:
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronx, NYBrookhaven, NYBrooklyn, NY
Brownsville, TXCanton, MICharlottesville, VA
College Point, NYCorona, NYDetroit, MI
East Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PAEast Texas, PA
Easton, PAEcorse, MIElkins Park, PA
Elmhurst, NYEmmaus, PAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYForest Hills, NY
Fort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MD
Greenlawn, NYGwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MI
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYLandisburg, PALawn, PA
Leasburg, NCLebanon, PALemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, NCLiberty, NC
Linwood, NCLittle Neck, NYLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Middle Village, NYMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Street, MINottingham, MD
Oakland Gardens, NYParkville, MDPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDRego Park, NYRidgewood, NY
River Rouge, MIRosedale, MDSparrows Point, MD
Staten Island, NYTaylor, MITemperance, MI
Towson, MDTrenton, MIVirginia Beach, VA
Washington, DCWayne, MIWestland, MI
Whitestone, NYWhitmore Lake, MIWoodside, NY
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