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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Mountain laurel Flame Azalea
I've been told this type of mountain laurel is a rare variety that only grows at a certain elevation along the Blue Ridge Mountains. I would appreciate help in identifying the variety of mountain laurel represented in this photo.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmia
Kalmia carolina, maybe?
that's what i thought too. but i couldn't locate info on an orange variety.
i think the old timers call (any) mnt laurel mnt ivy? or maybe i'm disremembering.
Yep, Flame Azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum from this and the other pix, and a bit rare but not honestly endangered or threatened by any means. Travel now to a few weeks along the Blue Ridge Parkway and you'll see a bunch tucked in the rich woods. When the blossoms start to fall off it looks like a tree with hundreds of tiny plucked chickens.
Good shots of it!
Thanks Phidoux and Zen.
I knew someone in the Asheville area could help me identify this beautiful discovery.
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