Rhododendron periclymenoides 25/8 Restock and the fine-textured myrtle-leaf holly

and the fine-textured myrtle-leaf holly

and the plant settles into a rounded shrub of six to eight feet

They have found the American South agreeable enough to slip out of a few gardens and naturalize along the Gulf

Coral honeysuckle in a suit of gold: Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton' trades the fire-engine red of the species for clear

on a warm wall

Rhododendron periclymenoides 25/8 Restock and the fine-textured myrtle-leaf hollyPinxterbloom is the wild azalea of the eastern woods, a hardy native that hangs its soft pink flowers along the branches in mid spring, just before the leaves catch up. The funnel shaped blooms, pale pink to nearly white, throw long curving stamens well past the petals, giving the whole shrub a hazy, spidery lightness, and carry a faint sweet scent on a warm day. Few native shrubs say spring so plainly. The names are a small history lesson. Dutch