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Stuckey, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
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Rhododendron atlanticum |
Dwarf azalea, Rhododendron atlanticum (also known as coastal azalea) is a shrub native to coastal areas of southeastern North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea. It is not as common as its planted cousins, nor as showy, but occasionally the shrub forms a thick understory in a forest, due to spread by underground stolons. The fragrant flowers are usually white to pink, sometimes with a bit of yellow.
It is primarily a wild flower in North America, not widely planted, but it has been introduced and is popular in EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. In the USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in it is regarded as a good plant for heavy soils, but spreads itself too freely in sandy soil.