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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.
The flowers have white tubes. This azalea is sometimes also called the smooth azalea for its new leaf growth has no hair, making it smooth to the touch. The leaves range from a blue-green, dark green, or a medium green, and the underside is a light white color. The leaves are usually glossy. Its seeds are granular. Plants blooms from May to ...
Rhododendron arborescens, also known as smooth azalea [1] or sweet azalea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern seaboard of the United States. It grows to a height of 2.4–3 metres (8–10 ft). Generally blooming in late spring and early summer, the flowers range in color from white to pink with red ...
Rhododendron occidentale is a shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are deciduous, 3–9 cm long and 1–3 cm broad.The flowers are 3.5–5 cm diameter, with five lobes on the corolla; color varies from white to pink, often with a yellow blotch.
Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera, which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi, which includes evergreen azaleas. [3] Modern cladistic analysis, based on nuclear genetics, proposes changes in the classification of species within subgenera.
It is possible that color change is affected by light, with flowers in shadier areas exhibiting less color change compared to plants in open spaces. [8] The flower sizes in Rhododendron calendulaceum are also variable, with a typical flower size of 2-2.5 inches. Some flowers have blossoms of less than an inch, while others can be up to 3 inches ...
Rhododendron austrinum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names Florida flame azalea, honeysuckle azalea, southern yellow azalea, and orange azalea. It is native to the southern United States, where it can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. [1] It is also a common ornamental plant. [2]
Rhododendron periclymenoides, the pink azalea [1] or pinxter flower, is a species of shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is widespread from Alabama to New Hampshire. [2] It is often found in riparian areas, in wet to dry forests. [3] This species produces showy pink flowers in the spring.