Southern Indian azaleas (Rhododendron indicum) are displayed in a blue vase, April 8, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama.
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3264 x 4928 px | 27.6 x 41.7 cm | 10.9 x 16.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
14 March 2019Location:
Mobile, Alabama, USAMore information:
Southern Indian azaleas (Rhododendron indicum) are displayed in a blue vase, April 8, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. The city of Mobile is known for its charming streets lined with azaleas and Southern live oak trees. Azaleas are popular ornamental shrubs in the American South but are native to Asia, Europe and North America. Azaleas were introduced to the U.S. outdoor landscape in the 1830’s in Charleston, South Carolina, but they have been selectively bred for hundreds of years. They typically bloom in late March or early April. Azaleas are popular in private gardens throughout Mobile, which is also known as the Azalea City. Mobile also celebrates the flowers with the Azalea Trail Run and Azalea Trail Maids which consist of 50 high school seniors chosen to serve as ambassadors of the city while wearing antebellum dresses. This particular azalea is a ariety known as Pride of Mobile, a heat and sun-tolerant Southern Indica hybrid azalea that produces large, 3-inch to 4-inch diameter, vibrant rose-pink flowers. The shrubs can grow as much as eight feet tall and 10 feet wide. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)