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Rhododendron calendulaceumRhododendron calendulaceum

flame azalea

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 5-9'
Spread: 6-9'
Flowers: May-Jun.; yellow, orange, red
Fruit: Aug.-Feb.; brown; capsule
Fall color: yellow green

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 5.1-6
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

open oak woods, dry rocky woodlands, damp slopes, rocky mountain stream banks, heath balds

Native to

Region: Mountain *
States: MD WV VA PA

Wildlife

Songbird Small mammal *

Notes


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/398.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004