R. cumberlandense [Species]
R. cumberlandense [Species] Photo © Don Hyatt |
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| Cultivar: | Group: | Color: | Blooms: | Type: | Reg Ref: |
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| R. cumberlandense | Species | Late | Deciduous | ||
| Height: | Width: | Hardy: | Other Name(s): | Seed Parent: | Pollen Parent: |
| 3-4’ | 3-4' | Zone 5-7 | Cumberland Azalea, R. bakeri | ||
| Typically 3-4’ x 3-4’, but ranging from 2-8’ tall, irregularly branched. Flowers orange, orange-red, salmon, apricot and clear yellow. Single in trusses of 4-7. Blooms late, June to August, after the leaves are fully expanded. Leaves deep green or bluish-green, small. Zone 5-7. Often mistaken for R calendulaceum. Native to high elevation of the Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky south across Tennessee to the mountains of northern Georgia, Alabama, and wester North Carolina. First described in 1937. | |||||