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I really love how this smells and would like to get one. My own plant died with the cold winter which I thought was orange blossom, but had yellow/o...
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Flower identification #866392
Asked April 29, 2024, 8:32 PM EDT
I really love how this smells and would like to get one. My own plant died with the cold winter which I thought was orange blossom, but had yellow/orange blooms. Mexican orange blossom has white flowers. Can you ID this from the pictures I took from my workplace (think it is same as I lost with scientific name—Cornell Farms wants this name for buying). Thanks
Multnomah County Oregon
Expert Response
Hi Kiser26,
I am not 100% sure, but it looks like a deciduous azalea, perhaps Rhododendron luteum.
Here are some links so you can read more about them and see more pictures:
Missouri Botanic Garden: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280040&isprofile=0&pt=4
Oregon State Landscape Plants: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/rhododendron-luteum
NC State: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhododendron-luteum/
Best regards,
Sandy
I am not 100% sure, but it looks like a deciduous azalea, perhaps Rhododendron luteum.
Here are some links so you can read more about them and see more pictures:
Missouri Botanic Garden: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=280040&isprofile=0&pt=4
Oregon State Landscape Plants: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/rhododendron-luteum
NC State: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rhododendron-luteum/
Best regards,
Sandy
