Coastal Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum
Coastal azalea is a low, stoloniferous deciduous azalea of the Atlantic coastal plain, with fragrant white-and-pink bloom and blue-green leaves. Spreads into drifts on sandy, acidic soil.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~51 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, DE, GA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC, VA
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