#Orange Azalea

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Azalea (Exbury hybrid, var. “Gibraltar”)

First Bloom

When I was a rookie gardener, I thought I knew the difference between an azalea and a rhododendron. Rhodos had big leaves that they kept all year round and azaleas dropped their small leaves in the fall. To some extent that’s true but at that time rhodos and azaleas were considered two separate genera and now their both classified as Rhododendron. Azaleas are native to Europe, Asia and North America and human ingenuity has created over 10,000 different varieties. “Gibraltar” is a deciduous azalea cultivar, first introduced in 1947. 

The title of this post. ‘First Bloom’, captures a moment in time and a sunny, spring morning in our back yard. Now isn’t this is what the joy of gardening is all about? Strolling around sipping that first cup of coffee and checking out this beautiful, first bloom. Hey wait a minute, where’s my camera?

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Rhododendron austrinum 'Lisa's Gold' / 'Lisa's Gold' Florida Azalea at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Azaleas

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Azalea ‘Golden Eagle’

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AZALEA

More under the cut!!

HOPE YALL LIKE HER!! She’s super fun to draw because of the hair!!

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Here are some more Berry in the Big City represented by "Weird Al" Yankovic songs.

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uploading Y'all It's Fall screenshots until MCPEDL accepts the new update - day 4

[ID: screenshot of a minecraft lush cave in the deepslate layer, with azaleas and ponds and big dripleaves strewn about. the moss and vines and grass and azaleas are a warm orange color, while the dripleaves remain a lush green. an abandoned mineshaft is in the background. end ID]

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azalea also won her very first award!! and the only person who cared was judith ward

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Rhododendron austrinum 'Firecracker' / 'Firecracker' Honeysuckle Azalea at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

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Azalea 'Golden Eagle'

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Flame Azalea Southern Appalachian Mountains by Mark Via Flickr: Flowering Flame Azalea & Mountains Landscape Roan Highlands, Southern Appalachian Mountains Date taken: June 14, 2017 A classic scene from the Roan Highlands during the June bloom season: Flame Azalea flashing their bright orange coloring against a lush green backdrop of North Carolina mountains underneath a blue sky of building clouds.

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using my over two million scent receptors to perceive one (1) chipped of wood

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