Rhododendron flammeum "Florence" Small & Medium Shrubs from the hardy white-flowered form

from the hardy white-flowered form of Rhododendron dauricum

Perfect for a shaded rock garden

unusually good fall color for a white oak

In tropical climates the plant grows as a shrub of three to six feet and rather less across

and like the rest of the clan fixes nitrogen from the air

Rhododendron flammeum "Florence" Small & Medium Shrubs from the hardy white-flowered form'Florence' is a robust selection, possibly a hybrid, of the native Oconee azalea, Rhododendron flammeum, chosen and named by our friend Charles Webb of Superior Trees in Florida. The name honors Florence, Mr. Webb's wife, and both have long been good friends of ours. The plant traces back further still, to a group of azaleas that came originally from the late Aaron Varnadoe of Colquitt, Georgia, who collected, propagated, and shared so many fine