smooth azalea

plant
Also known as: Rhododendron arborescens, sweet azalea

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azalea

  • molle azaleas
    In azalea: Major species

    …North American kinds include the smooth, or sweet, azalea (R. arborescens), a fragrant white-flowering shrub 3 to 6 metres (about 10 to 20 feet) high; the flame azalea (R. calendulaceum), a shrub 0.5 to 2 metres (1.5 to 6.5 feet) high; and the pinxter flower (R. periclymenoides), a shrub 1…

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