Common Name: Azalea

Scientific Name: Rhododendron

Family Name: Ericaceae

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Columbus, North Carolina

March-April, 2002

Fusia Azalea  Ericaceae Tryon, NC.jpg (43759 bytes) White & Pink Azaleas.jpg (36864 bytes)
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Many think of azaleas and rhododendrons as different plants, but they all are in the genus Rhododendron, which comprises more than 800 species and 2,000 plant selections.  Both azaleas and rhododendrons rank among the South's favorite shrubs.    [Bender, Steve, Southern Living Garden Book, The. Oxmoor House, Inc., Book Division of Southern Progress Corporation, Birmingham, 1998]

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