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.