In North Carolina, native azaleas can be found growing wild along the Blue Ridge Parkway and in many state parks, around Charlotte and in moist areas of the Sandhills.

Native azaleas grow fairly slowly, but they'll get up to about maybe 10 feet tall. ... I've had the privilege of going on some collecting trips in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.

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PANAMA CITY — This native azalea, Perkins Hybrid (Cumberland x viscosum x colemanii), may be seen on the east side of the Palo Alto Church going north on U.S. 231. As you can tell, it starts ...

For one, those are typically evergreen, while native azaleas are deciduous, said Michael Abicht, co-chair of the local chapter of the N.C. Native Plant Society. “They lose their leaves in winter.” ...

This weekend, the 8th Annual Flame Azaleas Festival celebrates the unique flowers with music, art and events in downtown Robbinsville.

LINVILLE – The rare pink-shell azalea is now in bloom on Grandfather Mountain, offering visitors access to a shrub native to only a few Western North Carolina counties. The delicate pink ...

The spring plant sale at Norfolk Botanical Garden, April 26-28, will help people get to know azaleas native to the Southeast. Native azaleas are important for pollinators, hardiness — and their ...

While driving the extensive grounds of Callaway Gardens, I began to notice some azaleas that did not look like the ones I was accustomed to seeing in Florida. They were taller, leggier, and the ...

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.