False Azalea (Noun)
Meaning
Straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The false azalea produces white or pinkish flowers in umbels, adding a delicate beauty to its surroundings.
- False azalea often hybridizes with other species to produce unique variations in color and foliage.
- A botanical garden in the Pacific Northwest featured several varieties of the false azalea in its woodland garden exhibit.
- False azaleas prefer moist acidic soil and partial shade, making them ideal for woodland understories in northwestern North America.
- False azalea is often confused with true azalea, but it has distinctively bluish-tinged foliage that sets it apart.