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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6 feet to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet to 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Bright Golden Yellow, often blushed red or peach at the base.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Division
Other: Tissue Culture
Miscellaneous: Endangered: Illegal to remove from the wild.

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Common names
  • Florida Flame Azalea
  • Rhododendron
  • Florida Azalea
  • Orange azalea
  • Yellow azalea
  • Flame Azalea

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Location: Flat Rock NC
Date: 2024-04-10
Location: Flat Rock NC
Date: 2024-04-10
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-17
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-17
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-02-07
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Florida Flame Azalea 017
Location: Atlanta,GA
Date: 2021-04-09
Florida Flame Azalea, first time blooming.

Date: 2017-03-15
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-17
3-year-old transplant
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-04-13
Florida Azalea 005
Location: Middle TN
Date: April 27, 2018
Cultivar 'True Yellow' according to Mail Order Natives where I pu
Location: Middle TN
Date: April 27, 2018
Cultivar 'True Yellow' according to Mail Order Natives where I pu
Location: Botanical gardens of the State of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Date: 2017-04-09
Florida Flame Azalea.

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2020-11-15
Buds formed in November on this year's growth will bloom next spr
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2020-11-15
Rhododendron austrinum buds formed in November will open next spr
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Apr 12, 2015 8:01 AM concerning plant:
    The Florida Flame Azalea is native to the panhandle area of Florida, as well as southern Georgia. This Rhododendron is a deciduous, sparsely branching shrub that attains heights from 6 to 8 feet and a spread of about 2 feet. It prefers a location of part sun to shade and is drought tolerant once established. In early spring the Flame Azalea bears clusters of trumpet-shaped, yellow-gold blooms that are blushed reddish to peach at the base. The flowers have a slight honeysuckle fragrance, which attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
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