Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum)
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Other common names: Rhododendron
Native
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Height: 5 to 35 ft.
(shrub)
Blooms: June to
July
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 1.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 6/28/2003
Notes:
Yellow-green grid on upper petal.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
