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What's the difference between rhododendrons and azaleas?
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Lyn
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May 2018
My dad planted this one years ago, he always said it was an azalea, looks like a rhodo to me
This is what I call azalea. Tiny leaves.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Obelixx
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The RHS calls them all rhododendrons but says the deciduous ones are azaleas. Nothing to do with size or shape, just whether they're evergreen or not.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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DampGardenMan
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May 2018
I read, online, that azaleas have five stamens, rhododendrons ten or more???
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Lyn
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Seems right, I have 5 on the little pink and 10 on the big white tree.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Hostafan1
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The difference? Semantics?
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DampGardenMan
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A different number of stamens might "mean" something botanically?
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This is what I call azalea. Tiny leaves.