LITTLE ROCK — Azaleas come in two basic flavors; the ever-popular evergreen kinds and the not-so-common deciduous hybrids. The deciduous hybrids were first to be grown in gardens and didn't yield to ...

We gardeners have plenty of evergreen options to help with our azalea and rhododendron addictions, but a deciduous azalea specimen offers a different look with brighter, more colorful flower options, ...

Is it a rhododendron or an azalea? It can be puzzling because all azaleas are rhododendrons, but not all rhododendrons are azaleas. Both plants are woody, rounded shrubs in the Ericaceae (blueberry) ...

The deciduous azaleas do add vibrancy to the late spring garden. They are not all so breathtakingly unsubtle. But I guess, were a plant to think like a human, if you are going to spend 11 months of ...

Q. I am looking to add some native plants to a natural area in my landscape. A friend mentioned planting some native azaleas, but I know relatively nothing about this group of plants. Can you help? A.

When I walked to my newspaper box this weekend, I suddenly caught a whiff of something perfumey. Looking into the small wooded area past my paperbox, I saw my deciduous azaleas in full, glorious ...

Azaleas deserve a special place in gardens where these flowering shrubs can best catch the eye in spring. Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and ...

Most home gardeners prize azaleas for their wide range of colors and low maintenance. By learning to prune these shrubs properly, you will be rewarded with healthy plants that bring spring color to ...

In many areas of rural Rowan County and on the shores of High Rock Lake, you may stumble across a very unique flowering shrub in bloom. Both native and deciduous azaleas are in full bloom across this ...

Tallahassee residents eagerly await the initial signs of spring, marked by the captivating display presented in our southern landscapes by the beloved yet non-native Indica azaleas (Rhododendron ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The azalea ...