Carolina Azalea

Rhododendron carolinianum Rehder - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Carolina Azalea: Phyllonorycter rhododendrella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.