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azalea Definition

aza·lea (ə zāl)

noun

  1. any of various flowering shrubs (genus Rhododendron) of the heath family: the flowers are of various colors, and the leaves are usually shed each season
  2. the flower of any of these shrubs

Etymology: ModL < Gr, fem. of azaleos, dry: so called because it thrives in dry soil

azalea Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: To the front boundary is a retaining wall with well stocked borders behind containing mature trees, shrubs and flowers including azaleas.
  • grow: However, this does not mean you cannot grow azaleas in clay soil.
  • keep: Cool conditions and regular watering will help keep potted indoor azaleas looking good for longer.
  • affect: Written by Tom Creswell and Mike Benson, Plant Pathologists, this fact sheet provides information on diseases which can affect azaleas.
  • prune: Click here if you can help 05/07/2002 Pruning From Susan, UK When is the best time to prune azaleas?
  • scent: We hope to plant this area with yellow scented azaleas.

Adjective modifier

  • deciduous: Lover's Lane leads toward the Beaulieu River, flanked on both sides with banks of the Solent deciduous azaleas.
  • evergreen: This species is very common wherever the hosts, the evergreen Asiatic azaleas imported from Japan, occur.
  • indoor: Cool conditions and regular watering will help keep potted indoor azaleas looking good for longer.
  • Japanese: A late flowering Japanese azalea lit up a green corner.
  • potted: Cool conditions and regular watering will help keep potted indoor azaleas looking good for longer.
  • Indian: The second tip with Indian azaleas is actually wetting the compost.

Modifies a noun

  • loiseleuria: Rare species found in Alpine and Boreal heaths include arctic-alpine plants, such as trailing azalea Loiseleuria procumbens and mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus.
  • procumbens: Rare species found in Alpine and Boreal heaths include arctic-alpine plants, such as trailing azalea Loiseleuria procumbens and mountain bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus.
  • bush: Hundreds of rhododendrons and azalea bushes flower spectacularly each spring and attract visitors from both far and wide.
  • flower: Hundreds of rhododendrons and azalea bushes flower spectacularly each spring and attract visitors from both far and wide.
  • shrub: Beside the azalea shrubs the Japanese azalea is also available as standard.
  • walk: The azalea walk leads to the statute of the 3 rd Lord Holland.

Noun used with modifier

  • water: Remember to water azaleas with rainwater collected in a rain butt, not with tap water.

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