(Evergreen Azalea)

Bright reddish purple flowers cover the compact, upright evergreen azalea 'Sherwoodii' from early to mid-spring. The unscented, broadly funnel-shaped blooms are accented with red speckles on their upper lobes. The hairy oval leaves are yellow-green aging to matte green. This cultivar slowly forms a rounded chest-high shrub.

The Kurume Hybrids result from some 300 years of hybridizing in Japan. Their ancestry likely includes Rhododendron kaempferi, R. kiusianum,...

(Evergreen Azalea)

Showy spherical clusters of large white pink-tinged flowers crowd the upright branches of this Knap Hill Hybrid azalea in late spring, before the foliage has fully emerged. The funnel-shaped blooms bear a bright orange-yellow blotch on the upper petal. This medium-sized to large deciduous shrub has elliptic leaves that are coppery when young and that turn burgundy and bronze in fall.

Developed in the late nineteenth and early twentienth centuries at the famed Knap Hill Nursery in England,...

(Azalea, Sima Azalea)

A Belgian Indica Hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large double white flowers with frilly rose-pink margins. The buds are rose-red. Bloom is from late winter into spring, or from fall to spring in frost-free areas. The mounded chest-high plants have elliptic dark glossy-green leaves.

Primarily derived from the East Indian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron murconatum, Belgian Indica Hybrid azaleas were originally...

(Evergreen Azalea, Robin Hill Azalea, Sir Robert Azalea)

Azalea ‘Sir Robert’ bears large blooms of pale purple-pink striped, flecked and streaked with dark pink and they have a rose-purple spotted blotch. The flowers appear in the late spring or early summer. The flowers are single, widely funnel-shaped and have frilly edges. The plants are dwarf, rounded, and dense with stiff upright branches. Evergreen leaves are narrowly elliptical, glossy and dark green.

Robin Hill hybrid azaleas are a large group of evergreen shrubs that were hybridized in New...

Southern Indica or sun azaleas are a terrific group of broadleaf evergreens with a hearty tolerance of heat and sunlight. Taller than most other evergreen azaleas, they form handsome broadly mounded bushes with rounded dark green leaves. Late winter and spring find them enveloped in showy clusters of large white, pink, red, or purple flowers. The funnel-shaped blooms often have a contrasting blotch. Although most cultivars bear single flowers, double- and semi-double-flowered selections are also...

(Deciduous Azalea)

Valued for their extreme hardiness and their colorful spring flowers, the Northern Lights Series is a group of hybrid deciduous azaleas developed by the University of Minnesota. The fragrant, salmon-pink, trumpet-shaped blooms of 'Spicy Lights' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. Each bloom bears an orange blotch on its upper petal. This broad rounded medium-sized shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full to partial sun in acidic humus-rich...

(Belgian Indica Azalea, Evergreen Azalea, Spit Fire Azalea)

A Belgian Indica Hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large brilliant double red flowers in late winter and early spring. The blooms have a green calyx at their base. This cultivar may bloom from late fall to spring in frost-free areas. The mounded chest-high plants have elliptic dark glossy-green leaves.

Primarily derived from the East Indian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron murconatum, Belgian Indica Hybrid azaleas...

(Evergreen Azalea, Pericat Hybrid Azalea, Spring Dawn Azalea)

Gorgeous large white flowers with pink undertones adorn this Pericat azalea from mid- to late spring. The clustered semi-double blooms are hose in hose (with "stacked" whorls of petals). This dense upright chest-high shrub has small elliptic leaves. Comprising more than 40 named cultivars, the Pericat hybrid azaleas are thought to have Kurume and Belgian Indica hybrids in their ancestry. They prefer partial shade and highly organic acid soil that is evenly moist but well-drained. Although developed...

(Gable Hybrid Azalea, Springtime Hybrid Azalea)

The Gable Hybrids are a large group of evergreen and semi-evergreen azaleas developed by Joseph Gable of Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. They feature compact rounded to spreading growth with small, shiny, elliptic leaves. 'Springtime' is a reliable spring bloomer bearing purplish-red flowers with a darker blotch in their throat. Some shade is required and organic, moist soils are necessary. It works well in foundation plantings and mixed borders.

(Evergreen Azalea, Stella Azalea)

A Belgian Indica Hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large reddish-orange flowers with violet-tinged upper lobes. The flaring, funnel-shaped blooms appear in late winter and early spring, or from fall to spring in frost-free areas. The mounded chest-high plants have elliptic dark glossy-green leaves.

Primarily derived from the East Indian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron murconatum, Belgian Indica Hybrid azaleas...