Photographs of Native Azaleas

 

 

Linked to this page are photographs of each species of native azalea in the Eastern United States. The photographs were taken in recent years by George McLellan of the Species Study Group of the Middle Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society. Some of the pictures are from areas visited by Henry Skinner.

The following table shows the names of species as Dr. Skinner knew them, and the corresponding names today. Click on any of the species in the column for "2005 Names" to go to a page with pictures of that species.

 

Species of Native Azaleas

 

1951 Names (Skinner)

2005 Names (Kron)

 

 

Species usually white, sometimes tinged with pink

 

alabamense

alabamense

arborescens

arborescens

atlanticum

atlanticum

oblongifolium

viscosum

serrulatum

viscosum

viscosum

viscosum

 

 

Species usually pale to deep pink

 

canescens

canescens

nudiflorum

periclymenoides

roseum

prinophyllum

 

 

Species yellow to orange to red

 

austrinum

austrinum

bakeri

cumberlandense

calendulaceum

calendulaceum

cumberlandense

cumberlandense

prunifolium

prunifolium

speciosum

flammeum



In addition to the 12 species in the "Names 2005" column, there are three more East Coast species not studied by Dr. Skinner in his 1951 trip:

 

canadense

eastmanii

vaseyi

 

For each species except eastmanii there is a map showing the distribution of the species in the wild, and a calendar showing blooming times. R. eastmanii has been discovered only in recent years, and its distribution is still uncertain.

 

There are also some recent pictures of the famous stands of native azaleas at Gregory Bald and Wayah Bald, taken by Sandra McDonald.