(Weston Hybrid Azalea, Weston's Aglo Azalea)

Characterized by showy fragrant flowers, late spring or early summer bloom, and superior cold-hardiness, these deciduous azaleas were developed and introduced by Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Hybrids of eastern North American native azaleas including Rhododendron viscosum, R. prinophyllum, and R. arborescens, they bear showy heads of single pink, orange, yellow, red, or white blooms. The wide-flaring funnel-shaped flowers often have contrasting...

(Deciduous Azalea, Weston's Garden Party Azalea)

Noteworthy for its showy fragrant flowers, its late season of bloom, and its colorful fall foliage, this tall upright deciduous shrub is one of many hybrid azaleas introduced by Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. A hybrid of the eastern North American native Rhododendron viscosum, it bears showy heads of single deep pink blooms in early summer. The wide-flaring funnel-shaped blooms have a peach-colored blotch on their upper lobes. The oval, mid-green, mildew-resistant leaves turn...

(Deciduous Azalea, Weston Hybrid Azalea, Weston's Innocence Azalea)

Noteworthy for its showy fragrant flowers, its late season of bloom, its colorful fall foliage, and its exceptional hardiness, this medium-sized, rounded, deciduous shrub is one of many azalea cultivars introduced by Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, Massachusetts. A hybrid of the eastern North American native Rhododendron viscosum, it bears showy heads of single white flowers from late spring to early summer. The wide-flaring funnel-shaped blooms are intensely fragrant. The oval, mid-green,...

(Phipps Hybrid Rhododendron, Rhododendron, Wheatley Rhododendron)

Hardy in constitution and spectacular in flower, 'Wheatley' is one of many large-leaved rhododendron hybrids developed by William E. Whitney of Brinnon, Washington. It bears showy spherical clusters of fragrant soft purple-pink flowers in mid-spring. The wide-flaring, ruffled, funnel-shaped blooms have pale pink centers and greenish-yellow marking on their upper lobes. This dense upright medium-sized to tall shrub has long elliptic medium-green leaves.

Like most rhododendrons, 'Wheatley' favors...

(Hybrid Azalea, Rutherford Hybrid Azalea, White Gish Hybrid Azalea)

One of the Rutherford Hybrid azaleas, this evergreen shrub bears showy clusters of ruffled white flowers with ivory centers from early to mid-spring. It may also bloom in fall and winter in frost-free climates. The flowers are hose-in-hose (with two "stacked" whorls of petals). The compact rounded plants have elliptic mid-green leaves.

Tracing their ancestry to the Kurume Hybrids as well as to several East Asian species including Rhododendron simsii, R. indicum,...

(Brooks Hybrid Azalea, Evergreen Azalea, White Grandeur Azalea)

This Brooks Hybrid azalea bears large long-lasting white blossoms with greenish speckles on their upper lobes. The ruffled, semi-double, funnel-shaped flowers appear in early spring. This rounded thigh-high shrub has elliptical leaves that hold their dark glossy-green color year-round. The product of crosses between Belgian Indica, Southern Indica, Kurume, and other hybrid azaleas, Brooks Hybrids are heat- and drought-tolerant evergreen azaleas bred in Modesto, California.

Brooks Hybrid...

(Hybrid Azalea, Southern Indica Hybrid Azalea, White Lace Hybrid Azalea)

A heat-tolerant Southern Indica Hybrid, this evergreen azalea bears showy clusters of large white flowers from early to mid-spring. The funnel-shaped blooms have green-tinged throats. The broad, rounded, shoulder-high plants are densely furnished with handsome dark green leaves.

Selected in the Southeast United States for their tolerance of hot humid conditions, Southern Indica azaleas descend from the Belgian Indica Group. Their ancestry includes the East Asian species Rhododendron simsii,...

(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 snowy trumpet-shaped blooms of 'White Lights' appear in dense trusses from mid- to late spring. Opening from pale pink buds, the faintly fragrant blooms have a smear of yellow on their upper petal. This dense rounded medium-sized shrub has oval olive-green leaves that turn maroon in fall.

Plant this azalea in full...

(Evergreen Azalea, Robin Hill Azalea, White Moon Azalea)

The Robin Hill azaleas result from crosses between the Satsuki hybrids and other, hardier evergreen azaleas. The flowers of the Robin Hill cultivar 'White Moon' are a striking, glistening white, sometimes with pale-yellow, pink, or purple markings. Its habit is dense, rounded, and compact. 'White Moon' prefers partial sun and well-drained, acid, humus-rich soil. It is well suited for traditional Japanese gardens, rock gardens, mass plantings, and containers.

(Evergreen Azalea, White Rosebud Evergreen Azalea)

The enormous genus Rhododendron comprises more than a thousand species. They are naturally distributed on every continent except Antarctica, Africa and South America. The highest concentrations of species occur in the temperate and mountainous regions of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Grown for their showy flowers, rhododendrons are garden favorites worldwide and have been highly hybridized. There are more than 28,000 registered cultivars.

Plants in this genus are extremely variable...