NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Rhododendron periclymenoides [= Rhododendron nudiflorum]

Scientific Name:	Rhododendron periclymenoides [= Rhododendron nudiflorum]
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species Epithet:	periclymenoides
Common Name:	Pinxterflower, Pinxter-flower, Wild Honeysuckle, Swamp Honeysuckle, PInxterbloom, Wild Azalea
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Ericaceae (Heath Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	3-6 ft., 6-12 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	March, April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Moist slopes, wet flats, bogs, swamps, north-facing bluffs in the Piedmont. Common throughout NC.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Recommended and Available
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Attracts bees and hummingbirds. See Shinners (1962) for explanation of the change from the name R. nudiflorum.
Blooms Margaret Reid Garden, Chapel Hill, April 2001
Orange County, NC Bettina Darveaux
The medium green leaves are thin, oblong to elliptical in shape, and mostly clustered at the tips of branches. Panther Branch Natural Area, Orange Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record