Azalea

Special feature on azaleas. The azalea (Rhododendron ferrugineum L.) is a cold-hardy, medium-sized tree in the family Rhododendronaceae, native to Japan. Here we feature photos and descriptions of azalea flowers.

Azalea

Azalea

Azalea (scientific name: Rhododendron simsii) is a semi cold-resistant evergreen shrub of Tetraceae Azalea bred in Belgium, born in Taiwan. For a long period of autumn to the next spring, white, pink,
Marsh tea

Marsh tea

Marsh tea or Ezoisotsutsuji (scientific name: Ledum palustre ssp. Diversipilosum) is an endemic species of Hokkaido,and is an evergreen small shrub belonging to the family Ericaceae. It grows naturall
Therorhodion camtschaticum

Therorhodion camtschaticum

Therorhodion camtschaticum , Ezo azalea (scientific name: Therhodion camtschaticum) is an alpine species of a deciduous small shrub of the family Ericaceae and native to Japan. Because it grows in a
Kishi Azalea

Kishi Azalea

Kishi Azalea (scientific name: Rhododendron ripense) is a Japanese unique species and is a semi-deciduous shrub of the Azalea family Azalea. It lives in Okayama west from Shikoku, Kyushu rivers and ro
Enkianthus perulatus

Enkianthus perulatus

Enkianthus perulatus is a deciduous shrub of the family Ericaceae enkianthus genus native to Japan. It grows at the rock of mountain from Mainland to Kyushu and Shikoku in Japan. Small white flowers(t
Japanese azalea

Japanese azalea

Japanese azalea (Scientific name:Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum) is native to Japan and is a cold-resistant deciduous shrub of the family Ericaceae. It grows wild on plateaus and grasslands. It d
Rhododendron dilatatum

Rhododendron dilatatum

Rhododendoron dilatatum or Mitsuba tsutsuji (scientific name: Rhododendoron dilatatum) is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub in the Ericaceae family, Rhododendron, endemic to Japan. It is an early floweri
Macrosepalum

Macrosepalum

Macrosepalum is a Japanese unique species and is a (semi) deciduous leaf shrub of the azalea family. It lives in the hills of Okayama and Shikoku from south Shizuoka prefecture. The bark has a dark gr
Azalea

Azalea

Azalea or Tsutsuji, Rhododendron (scientific name: Rhododendron) is a cold-resistant shrubs and middle tall tree of the Ericaceae family is native to Asia and. In the spring, after the cherry blossom
Genkai tsutsuji

Genkai tsutsuji

Genkai tsutsuji or Genkai azalea (scientific name: Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliatum) is a deciduous broad-leaved shrub in the family Ericaceaee and native to Korea, China, Mongolia and Japan. I
Enkianthus perulatus

Enkianthus perulatus

Enkianthus perulatus is a deciduous shrub of the family Ericaceae enkianthus genus native to Japan. It grows at the rock of mountain from Mainland to Kyushu and Shikoku in Japan. Small white flowers(t
Oh-murasaki Tsutsuji

Oh-murasaki Tsutsuji

Oh-murasaki Tsutsuji (scientific name: Rhododendron pulchrum cv. Oh-murasaki) is a garden variety of hydrangea. The leaves have fine hairs on the underside and the sepals also have hairs, but they do
Enkianthus quinqueflorus

Enkianthus quinqueflorus

Enkianthus quinqueflorus or commonly called as Koyasu-doudan in Japanese (scientific name: Enkianthus quinqueflorus) is native to Hong Kong and is a cold-resistant evergreen shrub of the Ericaceae fam
Rhododendron keiskei

Rhododendron keiskei

Rhododendron keiskei , hikage tsutsuji tree or hikage azalea (scientific name: Rhododendron keiskei) is an evergreen broad-leaved shrub in the azalea family, Ericaceae, that is endemic to Japan. It gr
Suruga manyo

Suruga manyo

Suruga manyou (scientific name: Rhododendron macrosepalum cv. Surugamanyo) is a horticultural variety, a classic horticultural azalea that has been around since the Edo period. Suruga Manyo' is someti

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