Azalea Flowers 101

Single

Most people aren’t aware that the flower shapes have been categorized. This posting will cover the simplest of the shapes: the single. Later posts will display hose-in-hose, semi-double and double flowers

Single flowers have 5 petals and 5 stamens (and one pistil.) At the base of the flower’s tube will be a very small rosette of green leaves, called: the calyx. In some of the pictures below, look for flowers that sit sideways and you can see it.