Rhododendron canescens 'Varnadoe's Pink' Bill Cawthon Plant overcup oak where the

Plant overcup oak where the ground is difficult and the timeline is long: a bottomland or rain garden

on well-drained sandy to loamy soil in sun to part shade

these shrubs thrive in well-drained soil and bring year-round beauty to the landscape

his friend Frederick Pursh later pinned Lyon's name to the plant

the nineteenth-century German botanist and nurseryman

Rhododendron canescens 'Varnadoe's Pink' Bill Cawthon Plant overcup oak where the'Varnadoe's Pink' is a choice dark pink selection of the native Piedmont azalea, Rhododendron canescens, chosen and grown by the late Aaron Varnadoe of Colquitt, Georgia, a great native azalea grower and genuine Southern character. Where the wild species varies from pale to deep pink, this selection holds a rich, abundant dark pink, and the plant has become a popular favorite for that reliable color and a good habit and foliage. The selection is