''Rhododendron minus'' var. ''minus'', the Carolina azalea or Carolina rhododendron, is a

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native to the mountains of

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, and Northeast Georgia. It is commonly known as ''Rhododendron carolinianum'' in the horticultural trade.

Cultivation

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include 'Album', 'Carolina Gold', 'Luteum' and 'White Perfection'. ''R. caroliniaum'' was crossed with '' Rhododendron dauricum'' to create the PJM hybrids.

References

Bibliography

The Plant List: Rhododendron carolinianum
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North Carolina State University: Rhododendron carolinianum

Alfred Rehder. RHODODENDRON CAROLINIANUM, A NEW RHODODENDRON FROM NORTH CAROLINA
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Rhodora ''Rhododendron canadense'', the rhodora or Canada rosebay, is a deciduous flowering shrub that is native to northeastern North America. Classification Today's botanists consider the rhodora to be a distant relative of the other North American ...

'', Vol. 14, No. 162 (June, 1912), pp. 97–102

External links

* carolinianum Flora of the Southeastern United States {{Ericaceae-stub