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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Light Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Red Coral/Apricot Orange Red-Orange Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Flowers are fragrant
Soil pH requirements: 4.6 to 5.0 (highly acidic) 5.1 to 5.5 (strongly acidic) 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By stooling or mound layering
On Aug 20, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources list all parts of Rododendrons and Azaleas as poisonous if ingested.
The toxic principal is Andromedotoxin, and symptoms include salivation, watering of eyes and nose, abdominal pain, loss of energy, depression, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, difficult breathing, progressive paralysis of arms and legs, coma.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to caution gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
On Jun 29, 2004, xyris from Sebring, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
A spectacular flowering shrub of the Southern Appalachians, from southern PA and OH s to northern GA and AL. Perhaps there is no better place to see this plant in the wild than along the Blue Ridge Parkway, where it is possible to see examples of its continuous flower color variation from pale yellow to deep orange-red in early June. My father cultivated a large collection of forms of this species in western North Carolina.
The plant has a gorgeous color when in bloom however to much shade will make for few blooms. Grows in the shape of a tall shrub that is easy to trim and shape. Can be used as an edger or border plant.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Sebastopol, California Hampton, Florida Keystone Heights, Florida Tiger, Georgia Saugus, Massachusetts Asheville, North Carolina Lake Toxaway, North Carolina Morganton, North Carolina Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Conway, South Carolina Lafayette, Tennessee Richlands, Virginia Sultan, Washington Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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