Special Collections
Mt. Cuba Center
The Copeland family dedicated their Mt. Cuba estate to conserving the native plants that they cherished for future generations to enjoy in their natural setting. Today, the Center is passionately committed to preserving the rich flora of the Appalachian Piedmont Region through conservation, horticulture, and education & research.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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| Rhododendron austrinum | Orange Azalea Florida Azalea Yellow Azalea | |
| Rhododendron carolinianum | Carolina Azalea Carolina Rhododendron Carolina Laurel | |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum | Flame Azalea | |
| Rhododendron canescens | Mountain Azalea Wild Azalea Honeysuckle Azalea Piedmont Azalea Sweet Azalea Hoary Azalea Southern Pinxterflower | |
| Rhododendron catawbiense | Catawba Rosebay Purple Rhododendron Red Laurel Catawba Rhododendron Mountain Rosebay | |
| Rhododendron chapmanii | Chapman's Rhododendron | |
| Rhus copallinum | Winged Sumac Shining Sumac Flameleaf Sumac Mountain Sumac Dwarf Sumac Wing-rib Sumac Black Sumac Upland Sumac | |
| Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush | |
| Rhododendron cumberlandense | Cumberland Rhododendron | |
| Rhododendron flammeum | Piedmont Azalea Oconee Azalea | |
| Rhynchospora harperi | Harper's Beaksedge | |
| Rhapidophyllum hystrix | Needle Palm Blue Palmetto | |
| Rhododendron maximum | Great Laurel Wild Rhododendron Rosebay Rhododendron White Laurel Rosebay | |
| Rhexia mariana var. mariana | Maryland Meadow Beauty Pale Meadow Beauty | |
| Rhododendron minus | Piedmont Rhododendron Dwarf Rhododendron Carolina Laurel | |
| Rhynchospora nitens | Shortbeak Beaksedge | |
| Rhododendron periclymenoides | Pink Azalea Pinxterbloom Azalea Pinxterflower | |
| Rhododendron prinophyllum | Early Azalea Roseshell Azalea Woolly Azalea | |
| Rhododendron prunifolium | Plumleaf Azalea | |
| Rhynchospora rariflora | Fewflower Beaksedge | |
| Rhynchosia tomentosa | Twining Snoutbean | |
| Rhynchospora torreyana | Torrey's Beaksedge | |
| Rhus typhina | Staghorn Sumac Velvet Sumac | |
| Rhododendron vaseyi | Pinkshell Azalea Pink-shell Azalea | |
| Rhexia virginica | Handsome-harry Virginia Meadow Beauty Meadow-beauty | |
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