(Belgian Indica Azalea, California Snow Azalea, Evergreen Azalea)

A Belgian Indica hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large double white blooms in early to mid spring. In frost-free areas it may also bloom in fall and winter. The funnel-shaped blooms are scentless. The upright, chest-high plants have elliptical, dark glossy-green leaves.

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

(Beltsville Hybrid Azalea, Casablanca Azalea, Evergreen Azalea)

The large blooms of ‘Casablanca’ are clear white. This dwarf evergreen shrub is the ideal plant for small spaces and looks good planted with almost any spring-blooming bulb or perennial.

The Beltsville hybrid azaleas were developed in the late 1950s at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Area Center by Guy E. Yerkes and Robert L. Pryor. They are complex Rhododendron hybrids involving several species and cultivars. The Beltsville hybrids were developed mostly for...

(Evergreen Azalea)

One of the so-called Indian hybrid azaleas, this evergreen shrub bears showy clusters of large red flowers from early to mid-spring. The broadly funnel-shaped blooms are unscented. The compact mounded plants have elliptic dark green leaves.

Hybrids derived from several East Asian species including Rhododendron simsii, R. indicum, and R. murconatum, Indian Group azaleas were first developed in the nineteenth century for greenhouse forcing, but they...

(Christmas Cheer Azalea, Evergreen Azalea, Kurume Azalea)

Kurume azalea ‘Christmas Cheer’ is a dwarf evergreen shrub with an upright, dense, spreading habit and attractive tiered branches. It blooms in early to mid-spring and bears profuse clusters of bright red funnel-shaped hose-in-hose (two sets of petals, one inside the other) blooms with darker red throats.

These popular evergreen shrubs are grown for their mid to late spring showy blooms and neat habit. The slow-growing plants are mounding to tiered and wider that tall. Small, funnel-shaped...

(Coral Bells Azalea, Evergreen Azalea, Kurume Azalea)

Kurume azalea ‘Coral Bells’ is a dwarf evergreen shrub with a rounded to spreading habit and attractive tiered branches. It blooms in early to mid-spring and bears profuse clusters of light coral-pink to peach-pink, funnel-shaped, hose-in-hose (two sets of petals, one inside the other) blooms.

These popular evergreen shrubs are grown for their mid to late spring showy blooms and neat habit. The slow-growing plants are mounding to tiered and wider that tall. Small, funnel-shaped blooms are borne...

(Evergreen Azalea)

Hybrids that have the East Asian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron murconatum in their ancestry, these evergreen azaleas were first developed in the nineteenth century for greenhouse forcing, but they also perform well in the landscape in areas where winters are moderate.

These shrubs are grown for their large long-lasting early- to mid-spring flowers on rounded compact plants. The unscented, funnel-shaped, ruffled blooms are borne...

(Evergreen Azalea)

Elegant soft-pink flowers cover this compact upright evergreen azalea in mid-spring. The broadly funnel-shaped blooms of 'Esmeralda' are unscented. The oval leaves are glossy dark green. This cultivar gradually forms a rounded, waist-high shrub.

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

Esmeralda azaleas should be planted...

(Deciduous Azalea, Firefly Azalea, Kurume Azalea)

Kurume azalea ‘Firefly’ is a dwarf evergreen shrub with an upright to spreading habit and attractive tiered branches. It blooms in early spring and bears profuse clusters of single, moderately-sized, funnel-shaped, orange-red blooms.

These popular evergreen shrubs are grown for their mid to late spring showy blooms and neat habit. The slow-growing plants are mounding to tiered and wider that tall. Small, funnel-shaped blooms are borne in few-flowered clusters near the ends of the branches....

(Evergreen Azalea)

Hybrids that have the East Asian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron murconatum in their ancestry, these evergreen azaleas were first developed in the nineteenth century for greenhouse forcing, but they also perform well in the landscape in areas where winters are moderate.

These shrubs are grown for their large long-lasting early- to mid-spring flowers on rounded compact plants. The unscented, funnel-shaped, ruffled blooms are borne...

(Evergreen Azalea)

A Belgian Indica hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large semi-double purple-rose blooms in early to mid spring. The petal margins fade to lavender-pink as the flowers age. In frost-free areas it may also flower in fall and winter. The funnel-shaped blooms are scentless. The upright, waist-high plants have elliptical, dark glossy-green leaves.

Primarily derived from the East Indian species Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron indicum, and Rhododendron...