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Summary
Few azaleas bring beauty and fragrance to the spring garden like rose-shell azalea. This deciduous, acid-loving shrub is a marvelous plant for use as a specimen or in masses with its extremely fragrant pink, bell-shaped flowers borne in large truss-like clusters. In high, understory shade with well-drained to moist soils, Rhododendron prinophyllum grows to 4-7’ tall with bright green foliage. Roseshell azalea makes an excellent companion for Leucothoe fontanesiana, Polystichum acrostichoides, Stylophorum diphyllum, Phlox divaricata, Kalmia latifolia, and Trillium grandiflorum.
More Details
- Plant Type
shrub - Sun/Shade Conditions
filtered-shade, partial-shade - Foliage Character
deciduous - Soil Moisture
average - Flowering Period
late-spring, mid-spring - Soil PH
acidic, adaptable, alkaline - Flower Color
pink - Summer Foliage Color
green - Fall Foliage Color
green, yellow - Fruit/Seed Color
brown
Additional Information
Flora of North America, USDA Plants Database, Brooklyn Botanical Garden