Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

mountain azalea - Rhododendron canescens

Synonyms: wild azalea, sweet azalea,

USDA Plant Code: RHCA7 Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: dry - medium Height: 8-12 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: yes Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: pink-white Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: yes

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Flower(s); Erich G. Vallery, USDA Forest Service - SRS-4552, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); March. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Lacy L. Hyche, Auburn University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A. Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Native azalea to Georgia David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); Georgia Coastal Plain James R. Holland, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Stem(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); In flower Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); In flower Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); In flower Wendy VanDyk Evans, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Plant(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); April 2011 Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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