Rhododendron austrinum 'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' prophouse-spring-2027 McDaniel traced the trail back

McDaniel traced the trail back to Anna in the 1960s

sharply toothed leaves

In the colder parts of the range the top growth may be cut down by hard frost

where the fruit is prized above all others for eating fresh

is famous in the native country as a flower for planting on sod roofs

Rhododendron austrinum 'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' prophouse-spring-2027 McDaniel traced the trail back'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' is a luminous early spring selection of the Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, prized for a soft, glowing color less common in the species. Rather than the fiery orange of many forms, the flowers open in clear golden yellow brushed with apricot and orange in the throat, over reddish tubes, a warm but refined coloring that seems to catch and hold the light, moonlit rather than blazing, against the still bare spring woodland.