''Rhododendron prunifolium'', the plumleaf azalea, is a wild
azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and '' Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and Octob ...
that grows only in a few counties along the Georgia–Alabama border in the
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
Valley. It is considered the rarest azalea in the Eastern United States.
Providence Canyon
Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area is a List of Georgia state parks, Georgia state park located in Stewart County, Georgia, Stewart County in southwest Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The park contains Providence Can ...
is one of the most popular places to view the plumleaf azalea in the wild.
Rhododendron prunifolium entry on the American Rhododendron Society website
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References
External links
The Nature Conservancy
prunifolium
Plants described in 1913
Flora of North America
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