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Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - October
Early Azalea is one of our early blooming pink to white deciduous azaleas. It prefers middle to high elevations and mesic to dry forests and woodlands. Once fully emerged, the underside of Early Azalea's leaves are densely and softly pubescent, unlike the similar Pink Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) which has leaves mostly without pubescent undersides (except along their midrib and major veins).
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19 May 2023
Reddish Knob, Augusta County, VA 
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19 May 2023
Reddish Knob, Augusta County, VA 
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7 May 2025
Reddish Knob, Augusta County, VA 
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7 May 2025
Reddish Knob, Augusta County, VA 
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30 April 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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30 April 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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19 May 2023
Reddish Knob, Augusta County, VA 
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30 April 2026
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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