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Zenobia pulverulenta, Pollard (Z. speciosa, Don. Andromeda pulverulenta, Bartram. A. speciosa, Michx. A. glauca, Hort. A. candida, Hort. A. dealbata, Lindl.). Figs. 4043, 4044. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with upright or arching branches: quite glabrous: lvs. oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or finely serrulate, often covered more or less with glaucous bloom, 1-2 in. long: fls. on slender nodding pedicels, clustered and forming racemes, 2-5 in. long; corolla white, 1/3 in. across. May, June. N. C. to Fla. B.M. 970. L.B.C. 6:551. Gn. 22, p. 271: 24:420; 57, p. 185; 75, p. 212. G.C. III. 23, suppl. May 28. G. 5:299; 6:235; 11:475; 21:179; 28:663. R.B. 31:169. G.M. 31:218; 55:117. Gn.M. 20: suppl. June 20. Var. nuda, Rehd. (Z. cassinifolia, Pollard. Andromeda cassinifolia, Vent. A. speciosa var. nitida, Michx. A. speciosa var. viridis, Hort.). Lvs. green, without bloom.  
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Zenobia pulverulenta, Pollard (Z. speciosa, Don. Andromeda pulverulenta, Bartram. A. speciosa, Michx. A. glauca, Hort. A. candida, Hort. A. dealbata, Lindl.). Figs. 4043, 4044. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with upright or arching branches: quite glabrous: lvs. oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or finely serrulate, often covered more or less with glaucous bloom, 1-2 in. long: fls. on slender nodding pedicels, clustered and forming racemes, 2-5 in. long; corolla white, 1/3 in. across. May, June. N. C. to Fla. Var. nuda, Rehd. (Z. cassinifolia, Pollard. Andromeda cassinifolia, Vent. A. speciosa var. nitida, Michx. A. speciosa var. viridis, Hort.). Lvs. green, without bloom.  
 
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Deciduous except where winters are mild.  Elliptical leaves are narrow and light green, with a powdery blue. White blooms come in late spring, with bell-shaped, fragrant flowers that nod.   
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
 
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 8 December 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width: ⇔ 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Virginia to S Carolina
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ part-sun
USDA Zones: 5 to 10
Scientific Names

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Read about Zenobia pulverulenta in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zenobia pulverulenta, Pollard (Z. speciosa, Don. Andromeda pulverulenta, Bartram. A. speciosa, Michx. A. glauca, Hort. A. candida, Hort. A. dealbata, Lindl.). Figs. 4043, 4044. Shrub, 2-4 ft. high, with upright or arching branches: quite glabrous: lvs. oval to oblong, obtuse or acutish, crenulate or finely serrulate, often covered more or less with glaucous bloom, 1-2 in. long: fls. on slender nodding pedicels, clustered and forming racemes, 2-5 in. long; corolla white, 1/3 in. across. May, June. N. C. to Fla. Var. nuda, Rehd. (Z. cassinifolia, Pollard. Andromeda cassinifolia, Vent. A. speciosa var. nitida, Michx. A. speciosa var. viridis, Hort.). Lvs. green, without bloom.


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Deciduous except where winters are mild. Elliptical leaves are narrow and light green, with a powdery blue. White blooms come in late spring, with bell-shaped, fragrant flowers that nod.


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