• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Eleanor Dietrich, Magnolia Chapter FNPS

Rhododendron austrinum

orange azalea, Florida azalea

Nomenclature

Common Name:

orange azalea, Florida azalea

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Genus species:

Rhododendron austrinum

Family:

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:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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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

Soil pH:

Highly acidic to acidic

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.

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