{"id":2884,"date":"2012-03-30T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2012-03-19T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T17:55:26","slug":"piedmont-azalea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2012\/03\/30\/piedmont-azalea\/","title":{"rendered":"Piedmont Azalea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Piedmont Azalea (R. canescens) at Callaway Gardens<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Early flowering Piedmont azalea (Rhododendron canescens<\/em>) is one of\u00a0the most common native deciduous azaleas in the southeastern U.S. It is\u00a0frequently confused for pinxterbloom azalea (R. periclymenoides<\/em>) which blooms 3-4 weeks later.\u00a0Piedmont azalea is hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 9.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piedmont azalea reaches a mature height between 6 to 15 feet, about one-third higher than wide. There is great variability within this species. Flower colors may vary\u00a0from white to deep pink, depending on the seed\u00a0parentage in the geographic area. The fragrant\u00a0 blossoms appear in\u00a0early spring before the leaves emerge. Floral stamens protrude outward two to three times\u00a0beyond the length of the tubular petals. The lightly fragrant flowers\u00a0invite numerous butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees\u00a0into the early spring garden.<\/p>\n

It is found in deciduous woodlands where it receives ample sunlight in\u00a0early spring,\u00a0and\u00a0stays mostly shaded\u00a0through the summer months. It prefers a moist,\u00a0organically rich,\u00a0well-drained, and\u00a0acidic soil. Fertilize shrub(s) lightly and add pine straw or pine bark mulch to conserve soil moisture.<\/p>\n

Piedmont azalea has a shallow stoloniferous rootsystem,\u00a0and\u00a0a shrub may\u00a0form\u00a0plant colonies around itself. Prune upright growing Piedmont azalea immediately after flowering to increase shrub density and width. Piedmont azalea is susceptible to a number of eating or chewing pests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Piedmont Azalea (R. canescens) at Callaway Gardens Early flowering Piedmont azalea (Rhododendron canescens) is one of\u00a0the most common native deciduous azaleas in the southeastern U.S. It is\u00a0frequently confused for pinxterbloom azalea (R. periclymenoides) which blooms 3-4 weeks later.\u00a0Piedmont azalea is hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6 to 9.\u00a0\u00a0 Piedmont azalea reaches a mature height between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,711,747,749,605,816,551,627,864,601,723,630,705,7,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2884"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3079,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2884\/revisions\/3079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}