Thursday, May 20, 2021

Pinkshell Azalea blooms on the Blue Ridge Parkway

 


Pinkshell azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) is one of the first and most beautiful spring-flowering native azaleas. It blooms with masses of delicate pink to white flowers; pink bell-shaped flowers appear before the leaves .

Pinkshell Azalea is a woody, evergreen or deciduous shrubs that is native only to the mountains of North Carolina