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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Rhododendron
Also sold as:
  • Kirin

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Location: Stoneham MA
Date: 2024-05-24
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-01
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 24, 2021
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-27
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2018-03-19

Date: c. 1940
photo from the 1940 catalog, Kiyono Nurseries, Crichton, Alabama
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-25
A great year for the Azaleas!
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: May 31, 2018
Location: Maryland
Date: 2016-04-16
Early morning light
Uploaded by Salems
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-02
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-02
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-25
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