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R. viscosum, Swamp Honeysuckle, is a medium deciduous azalea found in low areas along stream banks from Maine to Georgia and west to Texas. Rhododendron viscosum now includes two closely related forms that were previously considered separate species, R. serrulatum and R. oblongifolium . The fragrant flowers with a clover-like fragrance are generally white to pale pink, and bloom after the leaves have fully expanded. Flowers vary in size from 0.75 to 1.5 inches across depending upon the form, but have a long narrow tube covered with sticky glandular hairs. The species has a wide distribution from Maine to Florida, and westward to Texas. It can be distinguished from the other late blooming white, R. arborescens in that the stamens are greenish white rather than red, and the stems are not smooth but contain hairs. R. viscosum is a variable species closely related to R. serrulatum, R. abnorescens, R. oblongifolium, and R. atlanticum. These species are sometimes not easily distinguished from each other and have been frequently confused. The species was an important parent in early hybridizing efforts with deciduous azaleas.
R. viscosum, Swamp Honeysuckle, is a medium deciduous azalea found in low areas along stream banks from Maine to Georgia and west to Texas. Rhododendron viscosum now includes two closely related forms that were previously considered separate species, R. serrulatum and R. oblongifolium . The fragrant flowers with a clover-like fragrance are generally white to pale pink, and bloom after the leaves have fully expanded. Flowers vary in size from 0.75 to 1.5 inches across depending upon the form, but have a long narrow tube covered with sticky glandular hairs. The species has a wide distribution from Maine to Florida, and westward to Texas. It can be distinguished from the other late blooming white, R. arborescens in that the stamens are greenish white rather than red, and the stems are not smooth but contain hairs. R. viscosum is a variable species closely related to R. serrulatum, R. abnorescens, R. oblongifolium, and R. atlanticum. These species are sometimes not easily distinguished from each other and have been frequently confused. The species was an important parent in early hybridizing efforts with deciduous azaleas.
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