Rhododendron viscosum ‘Roseum’ Check with George while the small ripe figs

while the small ripe figs feed birds and other wildlife

so the harvest stretches through the season

and native azaleas

useful as a native groundcover

Rhododendron viscosum ‘Roseum’ Check with George while the small ripe figsThe swamp azalea, Rhododendron viscosum, ordinarily opens white; this selection breaks pink. 'Roseum' is a rose flushed form of the familiar native, chosen and introduced by Woodlanders from a plant of Aiken County, South Carolina provenance, a home ground selection that carries the sweet, clove like fragrance of the species in a warmer color. The swamp azalea ranges widely across the eastern United States, from the Gulf Coast north into New England,