Rhododendron vaseyi

Also called Pinkshell Azalea. Native to moist woods and swamps from Massachusetts to Tennessee. It is a dense, bushy, suckering shrub that typically grows 2-6’ (less frequently to 10’) tall. Clusters of soft pink to white to lavender, slightly fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers (to 1.5” across), each with 5 long curved stamens, bloom in April immediately preceding the emergence of the foliage. A prized specimen and a must-have in your native garden.

Thrives in full sun to part shade. Tolerates acidic, rocky, wet soil well.

Arrives to you in a 1 gallon pot. Grown by Bloombox.