Rhododendron flammeum "Florence" Small & Medium Shrubs and like the rest of

and like the rest of the clan fixes nitrogen from the air

Leave the seed heads standing for the birds and the winter silhouette

the ultimate identity and mature size remain uncertain

Native to the frequently burned pinelands of the southern United States

In tropical climates the plant grows as a shrub of three to six feet and rather less across

Rhododendron flammeum "Florence" Small & Medium Shrubs and like the rest of'Florence' is a robust selection, possibly a hybrid, of the native Oconee azalea, Rhododendron flammeum, chosen and named by our friend Charles Webb of Superior Trees in Florida. The name honors Florence, Mr. Webb's wife, and both have long been good friends of ours. The plant traces back further still, to a group of azaleas that came originally from the late Aaron Varnadoe of Colquitt, Georgia, who collected, propagated, and shared so many fine