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Azalea vs. Rhododendron — What's the Difference?

Azalea vs. Rhododendron — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Azalea and Rhododendron

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Azalea

Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (May and June in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and December and January in the Southern Hemisphere), their flowers often lasting several weeks.

Rhododendron

Rhododendron (; from Ancient Greek ῥόδον rhódon "rose" and δένδρον déndron "tree") is a very large genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). It is either evergreen or deciduous and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout lowland and montane forests in the Pacific Northwest, California, the Northeastern United States, and especially in the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America.

Azalea

Any of various shrubs of the genus Rhododendron in the heath family, having showy, variously colored flowers.

Rhododendron

Any of numerous usually evergreen shrubs of the genus Rhododendron of the heath family, having clusters of variously colored, often bell-shaped flowers and widely grown as ornamentals.

Azalea

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
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Rhododendron

(obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).

Azalea

A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron.

Rhododendron

Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially

Azalea

Any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

Rhododendron

(UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

Rhododendron

A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers; rosebay.

Rhododendron

Any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

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