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Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
The Azalea Society of America designated Houston, Texas, an "azalea city". [citation needed] The River Oaks Garden Club has conducted the Houston Azalea Trail every spring since 1935. [citation needed] Valdosta, Georgia is called the Azalea City, as the plant grows in profusion there. The city hosts an annual Azalea Festival in March.
[2] [3] The Royal Azalea is commonly chosen as a local symbol in South Korea, by provinces, cities and counties such as Gangwon Province, Gapyeong and Miryang. It is widely cultivated in many parts of the world; some cultivars bear white flowers. The fruit is egg-shaped and oval, 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, with glandular hair, which ripen in October.
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Rhododendron viscosum, the swamp azalea, [2] clammy azalea or swamp honeysuckle, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. This deciduous shrub , growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall and broad, is native to the eastern United States.
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
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A number of events have made up the Azalea Festival schedule, including the Azalea Open Invitational where Arnold Palmer took home the title in 1957. [3] The first sidewalk show was held in 1953 and has continued as tradition since. [4] The 2020 festival was cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [5] Azalea Belle at the 2016 event