Native Azaleas > Rhododendron flammeum
Lazy K Nursery, Pine Mountain, GA

Rhododendron flammeum  - The Oconee Azalea, also known as Rhododendron speciosum, is possibly the most variable of all the native azaleas, with the flowers of seed grown plants ranging from salmon and strong pink to yellow to orange to red. It varies from low mounding shrubs to plants six feet or more in height. The non-fragrant flowers are produced in early to mid-April, following Piedmont azalea and before the Swamp azalea and the Alabama azalea. This plant has been referred to as "resplendently handsome".