Rhododendron viscosum var. glaucum Jenks a rare and useful trick

a rare and useful trick

opening from buds tinged red and lasting a single day before the next takes over

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Site the tree as a specimen where the late flowers and crimson fall color can be admired at close range

Rhododendron viscosum var. glaucum Jenks a rare and useful trickThe glaucous swamp azalea is a native deciduous shrub of the wetland South and the eastern seaboard, a blue leaved form of Rhododendron viscosum, the widespread swamp azalea that ranges from the Gulf Coast north into New England. The variety glaucum sets the plant apart with foliage washed in a soft blue green, most striking on the leaf undersides, which flash pale as a breeze turns them. Where many shrubs falter, this azalea thrives in the