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What is the difference between rhododendrons and azaleas?

April 26, 2017azaleas rhododendrons

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What is the difference between rhododendrons and azaleas?

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Actually, azaleas are rhododendrons…that is, they are in the family of rhododendrons. Scientifically, the difference between rhododendrons and azaleas can be found in their flowers. A rhododendron flower will have twice the number of stamens (pollen producing parts) as it has lobes on the flower blossom. So if there are 5 lobes , there will be 10 stamens. In the azalea flower, the number of stamens is close to the number of lobes in the flower blossom, usually 5-6.