Question: So I believe I have a pink shell azalea here in Maine. I'm not quite sure though. I have uploaded …
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So I believe I have a pink shell azalea here in Maine. I'm not quite sure though. I have uploaded two images I took a few years ago but I could take a couple more of the foliage right now as the blooms just died off. What do you think? Seems sort of rare I read. Thank you for your input, Nikki Green
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Dear nikkigreen, good morning. Your shrub does look like Rhododendron vaseyi (pink shell azalea). The spots on the petals and +/- 7 stamens per flower mark this species. This plant rarely spreads outside of the cultivation and is rare as a naturalized species on the landscape (though as a planted species it is not uncommon to see). Thanks for sharing the images, beautiful indeed.
