Alabama Azalea
Rhododendron alabamense
Alabama azalea bears clusters of lemon-scented white flowers with a yellow blotch, perfuming Southeastern woodland edges in spring. A graceful deciduous azalea for dappled, acidic shade.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 6–10 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~51 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, GA, TN