Rhododendron atlanticum x austrinum (Pale Yellow) Edmund Cuthbert The hardiness is not marketing

The hardiness is not marketing

and the genus honors the Flemish botanist Matthias de Lobel

at home in open woods

and the shrubs move in

Among the upright rosemaries

Rhododendron atlanticum x austrinum (Pale Yellow) Edmund Cuthbert The hardiness is not marketingThis fragrant deciduous azalea is a garden cross between two native species, the low, glaucous leaved coast azalea, Rhododendron atlanticum, and the golden Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum. From the first parent the hybrid inherits sweet fragrance and cool foliage; from the second, warmth of color and vigor. The result, selected here for pale, clear yellow flowers, blends the best of both, and where the ranges of the two species meet along the