Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea) Size:7 gal SE sometimes velvety stems

sometimes velvety stems

Blade length is 7"

that peels and flakes off to reveal a smooth

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Rhododendron occidentale (Western Azalea) Size:7 gal SE sometimes velvety stemsPlant Description: A small to medium sized shrub with many slender branches and a beautiful, lacey silhouette. Glossy green leaves are oblong with entire leaf margins. Western azalea is deciduous and, in the autumn, leaves turn yellow, scarlet, or crimson before dropping. White or pale pink, extremely fragrant flowers grow in corymbs (clusters) of 5 20 and have five showy petals with the uppermost splashed with orange on the inside, signaling