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| This Oconee azalea (Rhododendron flammeum) blooms in April in the State Botanical Garden of Georgia’s International Garden. |
Native azalea is the 2016 Georgia Gold Medal Plant of the Year in the native plant category (www.georgiagoldmedalplants.org). There are 12 species (some say 13) of azaleas that can be found in Georgia. In fact, Georgia has more species of native azalea than any other state.
Rhododendron alabamense, Alabama azalea - fragrant bloom is
white with a yellow blotch, mid to late April, 3-10’
Rhododendron arborescens, sweet azalea – fragrant, white,
July-August, 8-12’
Rhododendron atlanticum, coastal azalea – fragrant, white to
pink, May, 3-5’, stoloniferous
Rhododendron austrinum, Florida azalea – fragrant, yellow
to orange-red, March - April, over ten feet
Rhododendron calendulaceum, flame azalea – large blooms,
yellow, orange or red, April to June, over 10’
Rhododendron canescens, Piedmont azalea – fragrant, white
to rose, March-April, 10-15’
Rhododendron cumberlandense (R.
bakeri), Cumberland Azalea - orange to red, June, 2-5’
Rhododendron flammeum (R.
speciosum), Oconee azalea – yellow-orange to red, April, low mounding
shrubs to plants six feet or more in height.
Rhododendron periclymenoides (R.
nudiflorum), pinxterbloom azalea – fragrant, white to deep violet red,
April, 4-6’
Rhododendron prunifolium, plumleaf azalea – orange to red,
late June-August, to 15’, signature plant of Callaway Gardens
Rhododendron vaseyi, pinkshell azalea – pale to deep
pink, April, to 12’
Rhododendron viscosum, swamp azalea, Pinkshell Azalea –
white, May-June, up to 12’
Interested in learning more?
Cliff Brock
will be teaching these upcoming classes at the State Botanical Garden of
Georgia in Athens. There is a discount available if you register for both
classes. Register online
at botgarden.uga.edu or by calling 706-542-6156.
Tuesday, March 22
Early Spring Treasures in the Woodland Garden
Join Cliff for the first of a two-part class
focusing on some of our most beloved early risers in the in the South.
Through this class you will learn how to create a woodland ephemeral garden in
your own yard. Both sessions will focus on identification and cultivation
strategies for shade-loving woodland perennials. This class will focus on
asaurms, trilliums, native wildflowers, and bulbs. 3:30 – 6:00 pm, $20.
Tuesday, April 12
Early Spring Treasures in the Woodland Garden
Join Cliff for a class focusing on mid-season
ephemerals and native azaleas. Learn how to create a woodland ephemeral
garden in your own yard as well as identification and cultivation
strategies for shade loving woodland perennials. 3:30 – 6:00 pm, $20.
