Flame azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
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Identification
In the spring flowers are red, pink, orange or yellow. In the summer, the green foliage turns yellow, then red in fall.
Foliage: broadleaf
Height: can be from 4 to 8 feet
Spread: can be from 10 to 15 feet
Shape: Upright
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Dilleniidae |
| Order | Ericales |
| Family | Ericaceae – Heath family |
| Genus | Rhododendron L. – rhododendron |
| Species | Rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea |
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Distribution
Virginia
Throughout most of southwestern Virginia.
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USA
Throughout most of the eastern USA.
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references:
http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets/shrubs/flamaz.html
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/ USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.