Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Ericales: Ericaceae: Rhododendron cv. 'Purple King' [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Ericales: Ericaceae: Rhododendron cv. 'Purple King'
Common Name: Purple King Azalea

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Montgomery
Date: April 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Keywords: azalea bush Garden-1 purple flower Purple King Azalea Rhododendron shrub
Additional Information:   Please see the page for Pinxter-flower (Rhododendron pericylaminoides) for further information.

Figure 1.   Rhododendron 'Purple King,' 23 April 2001.
Figure 2.   Rhododendron 'Purple King,' 25 April 2001.



Brickell, C. and J. C. Zuk, eds. 1996. The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. DK Publishing, New York, NY. 1092 pp. Page 868.

Brown, R. G., and M. L. Brown. 1992 (1972). Woody Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, MD. 347 pp.

Fernald, M. L. 1950. Gray's Manual of Botany. Eight Edition. American Book Company, New York, NY. 1632 pp.

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