Pinkshell Azalea
At last year (2019) Azalea Garden of NYBG.
Pinkshell Azalea
Rhondodendron
Vaseyi
Ericaceae
mtns. of w. North Carolina
One of the first and most beautiful spring flowering native azaleas to bloom, Rhododendron vaseyi (Pink-Shell Azalea) is a deciduous, irregular rounded shrub which features trusses of 4 to 8 delicate pink to white, flat faced flowers on leafless stems, with some prominent spotting in their throat. Blooming in mid-spring, the blossoms appear before the foliage of shiny, dark green leaves emerge. It is a splendid border shrub that is native to the southern Blue Ridge Mountains.
---gardenia.net
Pinkshell Azalea
At last year (2019) Azalea Garden of NYBG.
Pinkshell Azalea
Rhondodendron
Vaseyi
Ericaceae
mtns. of w. North Carolina
One of the first and most beautiful spring flowering native azaleas to bloom, Rhododendron vaseyi (Pink-Shell Azalea) is a deciduous, irregular rounded shrub which features trusses of 4 to 8 delicate pink to white, flat faced flowers on leafless stems, with some prominent spotting in their throat. Blooming in mid-spring, the blossoms appear before the foliage of shiny, dark green leaves emerge. It is a splendid border shrub that is native to the southern Blue Ridge Mountains.
---gardenia.net