My daughter brought me home this flower today.She picked it on the way home from school.I really love this flower and have seen it many times.I would love to findout what it is so that I can buy one to plant in my yard.Please help me figure out what it is.Hope the pic is good enough to be able to tell.
hmm could it b a Rhodadendron .. ya might want to look them up and compare with your pic .. your pic didnt seem to open when i clicked on it so i cant get a closer look .. Marn
Ok I feel like an idiot.My mother had those for years..that's what it is.Thank you so much,now I can go buy a couple!
I think that the flower is probably a honeysuckle - they're supposed to be hardy to zone 2 (Canadian) - I believe that's 3 US. They are a vine so tou will probably need eith an arbour or trellis. We have a pink one we planted last year and it's up and going.
Deciduous azalea. In Minnesota a nursery may have something similar from the University of Minnesota 'Lights' azalea series. I think they released at least one orange one. Out here I see mostly ones like 'Orchid Lights' and 'Rosy Lights'.
The U 0f Minnesota produced the Northern Lights series of gorgeous hardy Azaleas as Ron says . They have a fair number of yellow, or orangey colours in the series i.e. Mandarin Lights, Golden lights , Yellow Lights.Many are also fragrant. From viewing the photo supplied, I agree still it is an Azalea. University Minnesota Ext. Good Luck!
People say a picture is worth a thousand words so here's a picture I found on line of Lonicera x brownii "Dropmore scarlet" climbing honeysuckle . . .
Although the picture posted by jjl resembles an azalea, the leaves of the plant in the picture posted by mnsweetheart1976, clearly are not Lonicera spp. It's an azalea, most likely; with a better picture we could be sure.
Hi everyone, Again I do agree and the foliage for sure is not a Lonicera. I have "Dropmore Scarlet " Honeysuckle as well in my garden. Isn't it fun trying to ID a plant! Always a learning experience for me. C. BC
You need a better picture but I'm betting it is a deciduous Rhododendon calendulaceum which is also caled a flame azalia and honeysuckle (so everyone is right LOL)
fourd, this post is about self-policing. Your willing to bet it is Rhododendron calendulaceum. The poster lives in Minnesota, and R. calendulaceum does not naturally occur in that state, see Don Hyatt's write-up and distribution map of this species. There is no evidence of any kind that this is a species and given there are many more orange hybrids than orange species, it follows it is much more likely to be a hybrid than a species. So let's be reasonable and err on the side of caution. It is an azalea, there is little doubt, but let's refrain from calling a plant a species without any corroborating evidence. Thanks.
