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Western Azalea Rhododendron occidentale
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Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:
Rhododendron occidentale
Common Name:
Western Azalea
Collection Locale:
CA 524 2000’
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
7
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In Stock: 0.1 lb
Prices
Sample Bulk Pricing
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More Details Information
Characteristics
Moist Soil
Shade Tolerant
Bonsai
Acid Loving
Flowering Shrub
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Growing Info:
Scarification:
none required
Stratification:
none required
Germination:
requires light for germination, surface sow and keep moist
Other:
Sterile soil should be used, care should be taken to not sow the seed too thick
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Comments:
Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on the East Coast
Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum ). The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon , Oregon . It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports that it is found in Baja California , Mexico . It is not known to occur east of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.
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