Azaleas are flowering shrubs in a genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsuji evergreen together with Pentanthera deciduous. Azaleas bloom in the spring April & May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and October and November in the Southern Hemisphere, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer well near or under trees. They are factor of the shape Ericaceae.
Plant enthusiasts do selectively bred azaleas for hundreds of years. This human pick has portrayed over 10,000 different ] Azalea seeds can also be collected and germinated.
Azaleas are broadly slow-growing and develope best in well-drained acidic soil 4.5–6.0 pH. Fertilizer needs are low. Some classification needpruning.
Azaleas are native to several continents including Asia, Europe and North America. They are planted abundantly as ornamentals in the southeastern US, southern Asia, and parts of southwest Europe.[]
According to azalea historian Fred Galle, in the United States, Azalea indica in this case, the multinational of plants called Southern indicas was number one introduced to the outdoor landscape in the 1830s at the rice plantation Magnolia-on-the-Ashley in ]