Is there anyone that doesn't love azaleas and rhododendrons? And they even grow way up north here -- I have a couple of hardy rhodos ("PJM") that bloom beautifully as long as I protect them if we get a late freeze!
edited to add -- forgot to say that I call these my "thermometer shrubs" -- although the leaves stay on all winter, when the temp drops below freezing the leaves curl up tightly, and then flatten out again above 32F. Who needs the Weather Channel?
