Gray shub with shiny dark green leaves

[badpuddy]

I bought a shrub at an auction that had no id tag. It has smooth gray or silverish, smooth bark. The leaves are dark green, shiny and kind of thick (like a camelia). Some of the leaves are starting to turn bright red. I live in North Carolina. Does anyone know what it is?

 

[hoodat]

Pictures would help.

 

[journey11]

Looks like an azalea to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azalea

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[Warthog]

I don't know what your plant is, it could be an Azalea, but

 

[Collector]

Welcome, from Eastern Wa. I don't know what it is. Just posted to say HI.

 

[badpuddy]

Hi,
Does not look anything like any azalea that I've seen. Leaves are very different and bark is silvery-gray. Thanks for the input and the greatings from Eastern Wa.

 

[CountryGirl]

Azalea.

 

[badpuddy]

Okay, three people think this is an azalea. It does not look like any azalea I have seen or have in my yard. If it is an azalea, what kind is it?

 

[CountryGirl]

I don't know what kind of azalea it is. But the reason I know it's an azalea is that my son that lives in Savannah Georgia has these in his yard.

 

[beavis]

I am going out on a limb here and say its NOT an Azalea.

At least the ones I recognize growing up in Oregon, it looks nothing like an Azalea to me.

Just throwing that idea out there...........