Rhododendron austrinum 'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' prophouse-spring-2027 In the colder parts of

In the colder parts of the range the top growth may be cut down by hard frost

is famous in the native country as a flower for planting on sod roofs

and a hard cut in late winter keeps the plant dense and floriferous

sharply toothed leaves

Rhododendron austrinum 'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' prophouse-spring-2027 In the colder parts of'Varnadoe's Moonbeam' is a luminous early spring selection of the Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, prized for a soft, glowing color less common in the species. Rather than the fiery orange of many forms, the flowers open in clear golden yellow brushed with apricot and orange in the throat, over reddish tubes, a warm but refined coloring that seems to catch and hold the light, moonlit rather than blazing, against the still bare spring woodland.