The azaleas in our yard are in full bloom now. After suffering under the weight of two major snow storms last winter, the bushes are somewhat flattened, but covered with blossoms.
Masses of azalea blossoms are one of nature's most colorful spring offerings. Benjamin Morrison, a former director of the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., is largely responsible for the hardy azaleas that we know today. Between 1929 and 1954, Morrison successfully hybridized the large and colorful azaleas of the tender Indica group with hardy northern species, giving us the modern hybrid azalea.
In Washington, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival may be the best known spring event, but residents of the city know that the acres of azaleas at The National Arboretum put on a show that is second to none.
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