Nature Profile
Plants
Deciduous azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
Rhododendron austrinum, the Florida flame azalea, is a deciduous azalea that produces clusters of yellow to orange, sweetly fragrant flowers in May. Though native to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southeastern Mississippi, Rhododendron austrinum has proven itself here in Northeast Ohio, blooming after –24 F in 2015. Like most rhododendrons, it prefers acidic, well-drained soils, but this one can take a bit more sun and heat.
