Rhododendron viscosum

Ericaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia

Medium Shrub

6.5 - 10ft

6 - 12ft

Pink, White

Capsule; Brown

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Moist, Wet

May - August

yellow, orange, to purple

low wet floodplain woods and depressions, sluggish streambanks, swamp borders, hillside bogs, ditch banks, clearings

attractive spreading, loose-branched habit; demands acid soil; susceptible to disease and insects