Rhododendron x alabamense 'Addison' Brookgreen Gardens " a lofty title for

" a lofty title for a tree that drops sweet

often while the foliage is already turning a deep

and texture accents

'Pride of Augusta' carries a piece of Southern horticultural history: the selection traces to the historic Fruitland Nurseries in Augusta

and cut the frost-killed stems to the ground in late winter

Rhododendron x alabamense 'Addison' Brookgreen Gardens " a lofty title for'Addison' began as a chance seedling of the Alabama azalea, Rhododendron alabamense, and grew into something none of the parents quite predicted. Surely a hybrid, though the exact parentage remains unknown, the plant carries large, dense, dome shaped terminal clusters that blend shades of yellow, pink, and white in a single truss, a multicolored effect striking enough that the selection first went by the name 'Stunning'. Charles Webb, a good friend of