Flame Azalea

Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Flame Azalea: Lymantria dispar, Satyrium kingi, Satyrium liparops, Strymon liparops, Strymon melinus

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

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.