Rhododendron arborescens is also called the sweet azalea.
It grows from Alabama to Pennsylvania, along the top of wet mountains and near fast moving streams.
The flowers can be up to 2 inches wide, white, and commonly have a yellow patch on them.
It would be rare to see a light pink color or light yellow.
The pistil and the filaments are normally red.
This characteristic makes it easy to identify the species.
The flowers have white tubes.
This azalea is sometimes also called the smooth azalea for its new leaf growth has no hair, making it smooth to the touch.
The leaves range from a blue-green, dark green, or a medium green, and the underside is a light white color.
The leaves are usually glossy.
Its seeds are granular.
Plants blooms from May to August.
Rhododendron arborescens is also called the sweet azalea. It grows from Alabama to Pennsylvania, along the top of wet mountains and near fast moving streams. The flowers can be up to 2 inches wide, white, and commonly have a yellow patch on them. It would be rare to see a light pink color or light yellow. The pistil and the filaments are normally red. This characteristic makes it easy to identify the species. The flowers have white tubes. This azalea is sometimes also called the smooth azalea for its new leaf growth has no hair, making it smooth to the touch. The leaves range from a blue-green, dark green, or a medium green, and the underside is a light white color. The leaves are usually glossy. Its seeds are granular. Plants blooms from May to August.
North American azaleas