Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Admiral Semmes' 25/5 Restock The fall color is a

The fall color is a clean

though light shade is tolerated in the warmest gardens

so the bog sage fills a niche few others in the genus can

including specialist Andrena bees that depend on Symphyotrichum and a few related genera for their pollen

and that lucky eye gave the plant a name and a place in the trade

Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Admiral Semmes' 25/5 Restock The fall color is a'Admiral Semmes' is the best known and easiest to grow of the Dodd nurseries' Confederate Series of azaleas, a deciduous hybrid built for the Deep South's heat and humidity. The cross joins the native Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, with the large flowered Exbury hybrid 'Hotspur Yellow', and was raised at Dodd and Dodd Nurseries in Semmes, Alabama. The plant takes its name from the Confederate admiral Raphael Semmes, and went on to win the