Florida Flame Azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
Deciduous azalea that erupts in fragrant orange-and-gold trusses before its leaves expand. One of the most heat-tolerant native azaleas for the Deep South.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, red, orange, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~51 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS
Related native plants
More Rhododendron species
- Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
- Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum)
- Pinxterbloom Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides)
- Pacific Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
- Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale)
- Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)