Pinxter Flower or Pink Azalea, officially Shinners pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) formerly R. Nudiflorum is very similar. Its flowers tend to be less fragrant and the leaves are hairy along the midrib on the underside.
Pink Azalea (Pinxter Flower)
Rhododendron periclymenoides (Rhododendron nudiflorum) ...
The better-known native American azaleas, often cultivated, include the flame azalea (R. calendulacea) of the Appalachians; the pinxter flower (R. nudiflora) and the fragrant white azalea, or swamp honeysuckle (R. viscosa), of the E United States; ...
 See also: Azalea, Rhododendron, Pink, Calendula, Orange
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