Rhododendron canescens
mountain azalea, piedmont azalea, southern pinxterbloom azalea, wild azalea, honeysuckle azalea, sweet azalea, hoary azalea, southern pinxterflower, piedmont-azalea
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
ciliate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
5.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Moist woods, slopes, pocosins, savannas, and swamp forests.