Saturday, May 31, 2008

Western Azalea


Native to the streamsides of our north coast woodlands, the Western Azalea (Rhododendron occidentale) smells heavenly outside my office door. This one is about twelve feet tall.

7 comments:

Knoxville Girl said...

That's quite a spectacular plant. Do the wild and cultivated versions look the same?

USelaine said...

You can buy them looking just like this at the nursery (or at least I can). I think there is some variation in the degree of pinkness, and this is on the whiter end of the scale. I read on Wikipedia that these have been used in the development of deciduous hybrids such as the Exbury varieties created in England.

Benjamin Madison said...

Beautiful shot!

iBlowfish said...

This is what I call beautiful flower shot! Well done.

USelaine said...

Thank you Benjamin and iBlowfish! I caught a cloudy day when, luckily, the white didn't saturate on me.

Halcyon said...

My azalea came and went long ago. These are lovely. Azaleas and hydrangeas are some of my favorite flowers.

Kym said...

Elaine, Beautiful. Congratulations on the great shot and growing a lovely flower.