(Arneson Hybrid Rhododendron)

The deciduous Arneson azaleas were developed by Ivan and Robertha Arneson of Portland, Oregon in the late 1950s. The complex hybrids were bred with species from the United States and Japan. They are noted for spectacular late winter and spring blooms.

Deciduous azaleas generally have upright, rounded habits. The leaves are often dark green and hairy and exhibit showy fall color in shades of yellow, orange and red. The fragrant, colorful flowers usually appear before the foliage. Clusters of...

(Aromi Rhododendron)

Bred in Mobile, Alabama, the Aromi deciduous azaleas result from crosses between Southeast United States natives (primarily Rhododendron austrinum) and hybrid azaleas such as the Exburys. These heat- and humidity-tolerant hybrids bear showy spherical clusters of large funnel-shaped flowers on upright plants with elliptic leaves. The more than 100 named cultivars bloom in a wide spectrum including white, pink, yellow, red, orange, and salmon. The single flowers are often fragrant, ruffled,...

(Aromi Sunrise Azalea, Deciduous Azalea)

Bred in Mobile, Alabama, the Aromi deciduous azaleas result from crosses between Southeast United States natives (primarily Rhododendron austrinum) and hybrid azaleas such as the Exburys. The cultivar 'Aromi Sunrise' bears showy domed clusters of large funnel-shaped peachy-orange flowers with yellow highlights. The sweetly fragrant blooms appear in mid-spring. The upright medium-sized plants have lance-shaped light green leaves. Aromi azaleas prefer partial shade and highly organic acid...

(Deciduous Azalea)

Bred in Mobile, Alabama, the Aromi deciduous azaleas result from crosses between Southeast United States natives (primarily Rhododendron austrinum) and hybrid azaleas such as the Exburys. The cultivar 'Aromi Sunstruck' bears showy domed clusters of large funnel-shaped lemon-yellow flowers in mid-spring. A dark yellow blotch adorns their upper petals. The upright medium-sized plants have lance-shaped light green leaves. Aromi azaleas prefer partial shade and highly organic acid soil that...

(Arthur Bedford Rhododendron, Rhododendron)

A hybrid of Rhododendron ponticum, this large upright evergreen shrub bears dense domed clusters of mauve flowers in late spring. The fragrant, broadly funnel-shaped blooms have a prominent maroon blotch. The long lance-shaped leaves are glossy dark green.

Like most rhododendrons, 'Arthur Bedford' prefers highly organic acid soil that is evenly moist but well-drained. It departs from the norm, however, in tolerating full sun. Plant it shallowly and mulch well to conserve moisture...

(Evergreen Azalea)

One of the few evergreen azaleas with variegated foliage, this Girard Hybrid also features showy clusters of large glowing rose-red flowers in mid-spring. The broadly funnel shaped blooms have slightly ruffled petals. This cultivar slowly forms a compact rounded plant clad in small oval white-margined leaves.

Azaleas prefer sites with partial shade and highly organic acid soil that is evenly moist but well-drained. Plant them shallowly and mulch well to conserve moisture and suppress weeds....

(Coastal Azalea, Dwarf Azalea)

Fragrancing the garden in spring, the coastal azalea's white to pale buttery yellow flowers are kissed with pink on petal edges. A deciduous shrub, it is native to the sandy soils of the coastal plain of the southeastern United States, from Delaware to Georgia. Its becomes a short, twiggy, upright but rounded shrub most often seen growing near streams in moist, sandy ground under pines.

The light mid-green to slightly bluish green leaves are tapered ovals and often lightly fuzzy. The flowers...

(Florida Flame Azalea, Orange Azalea)

It's as though the forest floor is ablaze in gold or full of sunshine when the Florida flame azalea is flowering in mid-spring. Native to woodland bluffs and streambanks, it hails from the panhandle of Florida and southernmost Alabama and Georgia in the extreme southeastern United States. It becomes an upright but overal rounded, billowy shrub with thin, shredding bark of reddish gray-brown.

Before the leaves emerge in spring, the golden flower buds swell on the branch tips, opening to long tubular...

(Florida Flame Azalea, Greenville Gold Azalea)

It's as though the forest floor is ablaze in gold or full of sunshine when the Florida flame azalea is flowering in mid-spring. Native to woodland bluffs and streambanks, it hails from the panhandle of Florida and southernmost Alabama and Georgia in the extreme southeastern United States. It becomes an upright but overal rounded, billowy shrub with thin, shredding bark of reddish gray-brown.

Before the leaves emerge in spring, the golden flower buds swell on the branch tips, opening to long tubular...

(Azuma-kagami Azalea, Evergreen Azalea, Kurume Azalea)

Azuma-kagami azalea is a very low growing, dense evergreen shrub with a rounded to spreading habit, and attractive tiered branches. It blooms in early to mid spring and bears profuse clusters (trusses) of bright pink blooms with darker pink markings.

This evergreen azalea should be grown in part sun to shade and acidic, organic-rich, well-drained soil. This cultivar will prosper if summers are warm and winters mild but still cold enough to allow for formation of flower buds the following spring....