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
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~51 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- MD, NC, SC, VA