Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Stonewall Jackson' Fred Heutte A cross of the Washington

A cross of the Washington navel orange and the inedible but iron-hardy trifoliate orange

steady evergreen thrives where little else will: dry shade under trees

riding the next high water downstream and feeding wood ducks and turkeys along the way

the fermented-leaf tea poured over images of the Buddha each spring

Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Stonewall Jackson' Fred Heutte A cross of the Washington'Stonewall Jackson' is one of the Dodd nurseries' celebrated Confederate Series of deciduous native azalea hybrids, introduced by Tom Dodd Jr. and Tom Dodd III of Semmes, Alabama. The plant is a cross between the Exbury azalea 'Hotspur Yellow' and the native Florida azalea, Rhododendron austrinum, uniting the size and substance of the English hybrids with the fragrance and Gulf Coast toughness of the wild Southern species. The reward is generous: