Rhododendron x Pastel "Casille" Allen Bush fall-flowering aster

fall-flowering aster

The blooms open in one great

growing along forest edges

losing only a few leaves on the windward side

perfectly suited to xeriscapes

Rhododendron x Pastel "Casille" Allen Bush fall-flowering aster'Casille' arose spontaneously, a chance hybrid among three of the southeastern native azaleas: the white, lemon scented Alabama azalea, Rhododendron alabamense; the fragrant pink Piedmont azalea, R. canescens; and the fiery, unscented Oconee azalea, R. flammeum. From that three way mingling came a deciduous shrub that blooms in mid spring in a lively pastel blend, the flowers shifting through pink, white, and soft yellow with a subtle sweetness