Floral
Why I Kept Confusing Azaleas and Rhododendrons Every Spring
Every spring, I notice the same thing happening. The hills begin turning pink. Parks suddenly look more colorful. Garden centers fill their entrances with bright flowering shrubs. And every year, I find myself staring at these flowers and asking the same question: “Is that an azalea or a rhododendron?” For a long time, I honestly couldn’t tell the difference. To me, they all looked similar. Pink flowers. Green leaves. Blooming at roughly the same time. Whenever someone pointed to a flowering shrub and confidently identified it, I simply nodded as if I understood. The truth was that I had no idea. It wasn’t until I became more interested in gardening and plants that I realized these spring flowers had far
