Pinxterflower Rhododendron periclymenoides

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About This Plant

Pinxterflower is a slower growing azalea that prefers moist but well-drained, acidic soils and part sun. It is a dense shrub that spreads by suckering. Pinxterflower produces soft, cotton candy-pink blooms that are attractive to pollinators, including swallowtail butterflies and hummingbirds.

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