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According to azalea historian Fred Galle, in the United States, Azalea indica (in this case, the group of plants called Southern indicas) was first introduced to the outdoor landscape in the 1830s at the rice plantation Magnolia-on-the-Ashley in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Rhododendron viscosum is also known as the swamp azalea, catch-fly azalea (due to sticky and glandular hairs), and clammy azalea. [1] Its large land area includes growth on the coastal area of Mississippi, and along the east coast from Florida to Maine. In addition to the coastal areas, the swamp azalea can be found inland in higher elevations.
Tsutsusi comes from the Japanese word for Azalea, Tsutsuji ( つつじ or ツツジ). When Don (1834) described the subdivisions of Rhododendron he named one of his eight sections, Tsutsutsi (sic), which he explained was the Chinese name of the first species described (R. indicum, originally Azalea indica L.). [8]
Rhododendron (/ ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ən /; pl.: rhododendra) is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants and in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous.
Azalea indica var. simsii (Planch.) L.H. Bailey; Rhododendron breynii Planch. Rhododendron danielsianum Planch. Rhododendron decumbens D. Don ex G. Don; Rhododendron hannoense Nakai; Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet (Satsuki azalea) Rhododendron lateritium Planch. Rhododendron macranthum (Bunge) G. Don
From Azalea queens, celebrity guests and famous performers to all of the other lore surrounding the festival, one could write a book. Colorful history: Highlights from 77 years of Wilmington's N.C ...
The second Henry Middleton expanded and enriched the gardens, introducing the garden's first Asiatic azalea (Rhododendron indica), and the crape myrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica), one of the oldest in America. [11]