Rhododendron austrinum
orange azalea, Florida azalea
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
3-10 ft tall by 3-8 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
orange
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms spring. Life span likely less than 50 years (Nelson 2003).
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant. Can form large patches if allowed to do so.
Considerations:
Poisonous if ingested.
Light:
Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Hummingbirds
Attracts pollinators, especially bees.
Attracts hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Slope forest, upland mixed forest, upland hardwood forest, bottomland forest. Rare.
