Rhododendron alabamense

Introduction

Rhododendron alabamense, or the Alabama Azalea, has snowy white flowers with a prominent yellow blotch. Blooming in midseason, the flowers have a distinct lemon-spice fragrance and measure .8 to 1.5 inches across.

Originally thought to be a white form of R. periclymenoides (R. nudiflorum), this plant was first described by Dr. C. Mohr in 1883. It grows naturally in north central Alabama, and western to central Georgia and South Carolina.

R. alabamense is low to medium in height, and spreads by underground stems or stolons. It propagates with relative ease from soft wood cuttings and makes a delightful landscape plant.


Distribution Map

Plants in the Wild

#062


Private Garden
#063


Early Co., GA
(Kolomoki Moonds State Park)
#065


Early Co., GA
(Kolomoki Moonds State Park)
#066


Early Co., GA
(Kolomoki Moonds State Park)


Variations in Flower Form

#064


Early Co., GA
(Kolomoki Moonds State Park)
#067


Harris Co., GA
#068


Early Co., GA
(Kolomoki Moonds State Park)
#069


Harris Co. GA
Acknowledgement:
The images presented here are reproduced with permission from color slides taken by the Species Study Group of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. The slides are numbered, and correspond to the sequence used in the program Eastern Native Azalea Species presented by George K. McLellan at the East Coast Regional Conference of the ARS in November 1999.

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East Coast Native Azaleas
R. vaseyi
R. canadense
R. canescens
R. austrinum
R. flammeum
R. periclymenoides
R. alabamense
R. atlanticum
R. calendulaceum
R. prinophyllum
R. viscosum
R. arborescens
R. cumberlandense
R. prunifolium
R. eastmanii

Identifying the Native Azaleas
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WHITE
PINK
ORANGE