Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Dawn at the River’ Vilmorin roughly an inch across and

roughly an inch across and lightly double

Bigflower pawpaw earns a place in the native and butterfly garden as a larval host for the zebra swallowtail

in rain gardens

the bright

Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Dawn at the River’ Vilmorin roughly an inch across and'Dawn at the River' is a fine selection of the native flame azalea, Rhododendron calendulaceum, one of the most spectacular of all the wild deciduous azaleas of the eastern mountains. The species blankets woodland slopes and high mountain balds through the southern Appalachians, from Pennsylvania to Georgia, where the famous flame colored display draws pilgrims to places like Gregory Bald each June. The species name calendulaceum means resembling