Rhododendron periclymenoides "Purple" prophouse-winter-2028 and the compact

and the compact

the plant performs especially well in southern gardens

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Rhododendron periclymenoides "Purple" prophouse-winter-2028 and the compactAmong the most beloved of the eastern wild azaleas, Rhododendron periclymenoides drifts through the open woods and swamp margins of the eastern United States from New Hampshire and Massachusetts south to South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama, opening clouds of pink bloom just as the woodland wakes in spring. This selection breaks from the ordinary pink of the species: a soft lavender purple color form discovered in Lancaster County, South Carolina,