How to Use azalea in a Sentence

azalea

noun
  • The azaleas will be the acid test.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Leaves on my azaleas have dark spots on them.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • So, when are the best times to plant azaleas?
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are at least 3 species of sawflies that feed on azaleas in this area.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
  • Healthy azaleas can be pruned to within a few feet of the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Why is it called the azalea cocktail?
    — Lp O'Brien, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Keep the berms in place and give the azaleas extra care through next spring.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • In the spring, the azaleas and dogwoods are in full bloom and parks are lush.
    — Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t prune your spring bloomers—even if some azaleas look dead, see what happens.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Our azaleas are at least 25 years old and thinning.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Perhaps your azaleas have grown too tall or wide for the landscape.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 May 2017
  • Then make sure the root ball of your new azalea is moist before planting.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • They can be grown in a camellia/azalea potting mix.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Follow our guide on how to care for azaleas before the first frost.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wait to prune your azaleas and rhodies until they are done blooming.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That makes soft plants like azalea, ivy, roses, and tulips deer-favorites.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Garcia put his drive to the left and underneath an azalea bush.
    — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
  • As did the new roof, the paint, the stone pavers, the azaleas, the shutters and the setting sun.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The azaleas are starting to lose their color from an early bloom.
    — Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This protects your azaleas from drying out during hard freezes or from icy winds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Top off the mulch around the base of your azaleas once the weather cools in fall but before the first hard freeze.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some can bloom in three seasons, like Encore azaleas.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • In the spring, take a trip to Bellingrath Gardens to see the azaleas in bloom.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Encore azaleas are putting on a show, along with one of my new camellias.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Quite a few flowering shrubs, like hydrangeas and azaleas, do well in part shade.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • Some bonsai artists may tame an azalea down to a foot tall, but the flowers may be four inches across.
    — al, 13 May 2022
  • The grounds burst with color each spring as azaleas reach their full bloom under the shade of graceful live oaks.
    — Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
  • This invasive pest is now quite common in our area and is most harmful on azaleas.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • And while azaleas and dwarf papyrus fill a shady side garden, crossvine drapes a gazebo with a veil of blooms.
    — Emily Young, latimes.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Complete azalea pruning by month’s end.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026

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