Piedmont Native Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Small Tree
Height at Maturity: 10-15′
Width at Maturity: 8-10′
Spacing: 12’+ for space between plants
Flower Color: Soft Pink, infrequently White
Flower Size: Medium, 2′” long
Flowering Period: Early Spring
Flower Type: Single, Funnel-shape
Fragrant Flowers: Yes, extremely fragrant!
Foliage Color: Medium Green, Rusty Red fall color
Fragrant Foliage: –
Berries: –
Berry Color: –
Sun Needs: Shade or Mostly Shade, Dappled Shade, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun,
Water Needs: Average, Lower when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-20F), Heat, Humidity, Insect, Shade
Description
A beautiful North American Native and sensory delight that starts blooming at a very young age, the Piedmont Azalea, Rhododendron canescens, features abundant large clusters of funnel-shaped, sweetly fragrant soft-pink or occasionally white flowers in early spring before the new leaves emerge. Plant this one near windows or patios, decks, and other outdoor living spaces where the beautiful flowers and fragrance can be enjoyed. This is one of the plants that always has you looking forward to its glorious spring bloom!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 10 to 15 feet tall and equally as wide, the Piedmont Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in woodland borders or other areas of the landscape that provide dappled shade and moist but well-drained soils rich in organic matter. It can be grown as a shrub or, as it grows taller, lower branches can be removed to form a beautiful small tree. Excellent around outdoor living and sitting areas where the beautiful flowers and heavenly fragrance can be enjoyed up close. It is a fine addition to fragrance gardens, pink theme gardens, Azalea gardens, woodland gardens, native plant gardens, and cottage gardens.
Spacing: We do not suggest planting this beauty as a hedge. Space 12 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The Piedmont Native Azalea is easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil with dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established, it is quite drought tolerant, requiring supplemental water only during prolonged dry summer weather. Native azaleas are very low maintenance and require little, if any, pruning. That said, occasionally, we might prune a stray branch growing way outside the plant’s natural form, but not so much that it would spoil the natural form of this beautiful shrub.
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How To Plant & Care For Native Azaleas
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