Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Colonel Mosby' Boost of moss-hung branches reaching low

of moss-hung branches reaching low and wide over generations of the same ground

and combine with pink and orange native azaleas

and above all where low morning or evening light can pass through the pink cloud

honors Saverio Manetti

and pair the roots with rhododendron

Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Colonel Mosby' Boost of moss-hung branches reaching low'Colonel Mosby' is among the most arresting of the Dodd nurseries' Confederate Series of native azaleas, a deciduous hybrid raised at Dodd and Dodd Nurseries in Semmes, Alabama. The cross, made by Bob Schwindt, joins the golden Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, with the large flowered Exbury hybrid 'Hotspur Yellow', and the plant takes its name from John Singleton Mosby, the Confederate cavalry commander known as the Gray Ghost. The flowers are