Pink Azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Pink Azalea: Darapsa choerilus, Darapsa versicolor, Homohadena badistriga, Hyles lineata, Polygonia progne, Polygonia progne progne

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, 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.