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Pete McNees White Native Azalea - Rhododendron Albamanense - 3 Gallon Pot

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Pete McNees White Native Azalea – Rhododendron Albamanense – 3 Gallon Pot

Original price was: $89.97.Current price is: $62.98.

SKU: D2LSC 738321492 Categories: Shade Shrubs, SHRUBS & BUSHES

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Pete McNees Native Azalea

Rhododendron alabamense ‘Pete McNees’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Small Tree

Height at Maturity: 6-8′

Width at Maturity: 5-6′

Spacing: 10’+ for space between plants

Flower Color: White w/splash of Yellow

Flower Size: Medium, 2.5-3″ long

Flowering Period: Early to Mid Spring

Flower Type: Single, Trumpet-shape

Fragrant Flowers: Yes, extremely fragrant!

Foliage Color: Medium Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Shade or Mostly Shade, Dappled Shade, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun,

Water Needs: Average, Lower when established

Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 4.5 – 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Heat, Humidity, Insect, Shade

Description

An early to mid-spring bloomer, ‘Pete McNees’ is a rare Rhododendron alabamense selection that features numerous clusters of beautiful, honeysuckle-like white flowers with a splash of yellow. The strongly fragrant flowers have a wonderful lemon scent and are produced in such abundance that they nearly cover the plant in spring. Rhododendron alabamense is more drought tolerant than most other native azaleas because it tends to grow in drier woodlands naturally. If conditions are favorable, due to its stoloniferous nature you might end up with a colony. Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and maybe as wide over time, Pete McNees is best in part shade with average to dry soils. A natural beauty that will delight the senses with both its beauty and intoxicating perfume!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide, the Pete McNees Native Azalea is ideal for use as a specimen or in groupings in woodland borders or other areas of the landscape that provide dappled shade and moist but well-drained soils rich in organic matter. Can be grown as a shrub or lower branches removed to form a highly attractive small tree. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, pink theme gardens, Azalea gardens, woodland gardens, native plant gardens, and cottage gardens.

Spacing: We do not suggest planting this beauty as a hedge. Space plants 14 feet or more apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Pink Alabama Native Azalea is very easy to grow in moist but well-drained, humus rich soil and dappled shade or morning sun with afternoon shade. Once established it is quite drought tolerant requiring supplemental water only during prolonged periods of dry summer weather. Native azaleas are very low-maintenance, requiring little if any pruning. That said, occasionally we might prune a stray branch that is growing way outside the natural form of the plant, but not so much that it would spoil the natural form of this beautiful shrub.

Helpful Articles

Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for native azaleas.

How To Plant & Care For Native Azaleas

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