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Rhododendron vaseyi, the pinkshell azalea, [4] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae.It is endemic to the Appalachian highlands of North Carolina.The specific epithet vaseyi honors the American plant collector George Richard Vasey and his father Dr. George Vasey, Chief Botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture from 1872 to 1893.
Hymenanthes, with approximately 225 species, and subgenus Rhododendron, with approx. 400 species, comprise what gardeners typically describe as "Rhododendrons." Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera , which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi , which includes ...
Nova Zembla Rhododendrons growing in a nursery in New Jersey. Like other ericaceous plants, most rhododendrons prefer acid soils with a pH of roughly 4.5–5.5; some tropical Vireyas and a few other rhododendron species grow as epiphytes and require a planting mix similar to orchids. Rhododendrons have fibrous roots and prefer well-drained ...
The Ma On Shan Azalea Festival is held in Ma On Shan, where six native species (Rhododendron championae, Rhododendron farrerae, Rhododendron hongkongense, Rhododendron moulmainense, Rhododendron simiarum and Rhododendron simsii [13]) are found in the area. The festival has been held since 2004; it includes activities such as exhibitions, photo ...
Juncus vaseyi was named and described by the German-American botanist George Engelmann in 1866. [2] The type specimen was collected a "few years" earlier by Dr. George Vasey along the Fox River near Ringwood, Illinois. [4] Since Vasey had "paid a good deal of attention to this genus", Engelmann named the species in his honor.
Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torrey.Tourbière du Lac-à-la-Tortue (fr), Quebec, Canada. The wild distribution of the rhodora begins at its easternmost extreme in Canada in Newfoundland and extends into eastern Ontario and the United States, where it has its most famous home in New England and also occurs naturally in New York, New Jersey, and at high altitudes in the Appalachian Mountains ...
Rhododendron hirsutum A species of the Vireya section.. Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron.With around 400 species, it is the largest of the eight subgenera (more recently reduced to five) [1] containing nearly half of all known species of Rhododendron and all of the lepidote (scales on the underside of the leaves) species.
Rhododendron arborescens, also known as smooth azalea [1] or sweet azalea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern seaboard of the United States. It grows to a height of 2.4–3 metres (8–10 ft). Generally blooming in late spring and early summer, the flowers range in color from white to pink with red ...