‘Formosa,’ a type of Southern Indica azalea, is one of the best and most popular in Houston gardens. It’s extremely hardy, tolerant of sun and it blooms from early to midseason. The deep-rose-purple ...

No plant has shaped the Southern garden more than an evergreen shrub known as the azalea—particularly the Indica azalea which found its way to the South via Japan and got its name because at the time ...