Not to be confused semantically with : Trailing Azalea [a plant from the same Heather Family (Ericaceae) but which is in a differing Genus (Kalmia, rather than Rhododendron, and whose flowers are much smaller and purple]

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Distinguishing Feature :

There are cultivated garden azaleas that have other than yellow flowers. In the wild it is mostly bird-sown, especially around Burnham Beeches and Buckinghamshire and scattered around the UK, colonising many wet heaths and bogs. The nectar is toxic containing much the same Grayanotoxins as does Rhododendron and Bog Rosemary; honey made by bees visiting Azaleas can be poisonous, so much so that death may result.