Rhododendron calendir laceum

Common names: Scarlet Azalea

Genus: Azalea

Species: Azalea nudiflora var. Coccinea

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Rhododendron

Modern Species: Rhododendron calendir laceum

Modern Family: Ericaceae

Plant Type: shrub

Color: orange, red, yellow, or more rarely, pink

Season: late spring

Native Region: Virgina, N. Carolina, Tennesee, Georgia

Artist: S. Edwards