Gardeners of Wake County annual Azalea Sale at the NC State Fairgrounds, Flower and Garden Show area.
2012 April Sale days  -  April 13-15th.
The Azalea Sale is open to the public from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Friday & Saturday, and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday.  The annual Azalea sale is held as a fundraiser for the Gardeners of Wake County.  Over one hundred varities of Azaleas in both one gallon and three gallon containers are available during the sale.  This includes Encore varities as well as decidious Azaleas.  Proceeds from the sale are used for Horticulture scholarships at NC State University.
Click on Azalea name to see picture .
The different forms of azalea flowers are:
single - 5 (typically) to 7 petals fused at the base, with a visible green calyx, and with a visible pistil and 5 (typically) to 10 visible stamens.
hose-in-hose the calyx is transformed into petals, such that it appears as two similar corollas, one inside the other and rotated so that all the petals are visible.
semi-double some stamens have been transformed completely or partially into petals, usually smaller than the outside corolla petals, and commonly contorted
semi-double hose-in-hose transformed calyx and partially transformed stamens, combining the previous two forms.
double all the stamens have been transformed completely into petals, which may be similar in size and shape to the corolla petals, and the pistil may have been transformed, but the calyx has not been transformed.
double hose-in-hose the stamens and calyx have all been transformed into petals.
                                                                                            spider the petals are narrow and straplike rather than being fused at the base.


Azalea Name Flower Form Flower Color Bloom Season 10 yr. ht. Group or Hybridizer
Amagasa single red/dark spots mid/late sml/med Satsuki
Ben Morrison single yellow-pink early/mid medium Glen Dale
Blauuw's Pink hose-in-hose salmon pink mid medium Kurume
Bold Face single pur/wh throat mid small/med Glendale
Brilliant single fuchsia red mid tall S. Indica
Caroline Graham double dark orange mid/late medium Rutheford
Chinzan single vivid pink late small/med Satsuki
Christina hose-in-hose rose red mid medium Kaempheri
Christmas Cheer hose-in-hose rose red early tall Kurume
Conservation Piece single pinl/stripe mid/late medium Robin Hill
Coquette hose-in-hose purple pink mid medium Glenn Dale
Coral Bells hose-in-hose pink early small/med Kurume
David Waldman single fuchsia mid small/med Roslyn
Dawn hose-in-hose pink/white mid small/med Pericat
Deleware Valley single white early/mid medium Mucronatum
Dixie Red single watermellon red mid medium Pender
Dream single deep rose pink late medium Glen Dale
Ellie Harris single pink late medium Harris
Elsie Lee semi-dble red/purple mid small/med Shamarello
Eureka hose-in-hose lavenda mid small/med Yerk Pryer
Fashion hose-in-hose salmon mid medium Glen Dale
Fawn single purple/white mid Medium Glen Dale
Fireball (decidious) single orange red early tall Exbury
Formosa Red single red mid tall Indica
Formosa single magenta mid tall S. Indica
Gaiety single rose pink mid/late tall Glen Dale
Geisha single white purple early med/tall Glen Dale
George Tabor single lavender pink mid tall S. Indica
Girards Christina single dark pink mid medium Girard
Girards Crimson single crimson mid medium Girard
Girards Fuchsia single reddish purple mid med/tall Girard
Girards Hotshot single scarlet orange mid small/med Girard
Girards Pleasant White single white mid/late medium Girard
Girards Roberta single rose red mid medium Girard
Girards Rose single deep rose red mid medium Girard
Girards Scarlet single orange red mid/late medium Girard
Glacia White single white mid medium Glen Dale
Glendale Red single red/pink mid medium Pender
Golden Lights (decidious) single orange late med/tall Exbury
Greenthumb Peppermint hose-in-hose pink/white mid medium Cagle
Gumpo Pink single pink late small Satsuki
Gumpo White single white late small Satsuk
Gwenda single purple pink mid/late small Robin Hill
Hardy Gardenia hose-in-hose white mid/late small Linwood
Helen Curtis semi-double white mid/late medium Shammerello
Herbert hose-in-hose lav/purple mid medium Gable
Hershey Orange hose-in-hose orange early/mid small/med Kurume
Hershey Red hose-in-hose deep bright red early small/medium Kurume
Hexe hose-in-hose cardinal red mid medium Sander
Hiwatha hose-in-hose dark red mid/late medium Perica
Hino Crimson single red early small/med Kurume
Hinode Giri single rose red early small/med Kurume
H H Hume hose-in-hose white mid medium York Pryor
Hotspur decidious single golden yel early large Exbury
James Gable hose-in-hose red mid tall Gable
Janet Rhea semi double pink- purple/white early/mid medium Linwood
Johanna single deep red late small Kaempferi
Karen single deep purple early medium Gable
Kathleen single pink mid medium Gable
Kobai single pink/white late small Satsuki
Laura hose-in-hose deep pink miid medium Aichele
Lavender Queen single purple red mid medium Kurume
Lemomn Lights (decidious) single yellow late tall Univ. mn
Litany single purple pink mid medium Glen Dale
Lyric single white mid medium Glen Dale
Madame Butterfly single white early medium Deerfield
Madame Pericat hose-in-hose light pink mid medium Pericat
Mandarin Lights (decidious) single orange late medium Univ. MN
Martha Hitchcock single white/purple early medium Ericaceae
Macrantha double pink mid small Indicum
Midnight Flare single red mid small/med hARRIS
Mildred May single redish purple mid/late small/compact Gable
Millie Mac (decidious) single yellow/white mid/late tall Ericaceae
Momo no Haru single pink late small/med Satsuki
Mothers Day single rosy red white mid medium Hahn
Mrs G G Gerbing single white mid tall S. Indica
Nancy of Robin Hill double pink red blotch mid/late small/med Robin Hill
Nuccios Wild Cherry single red late medium Nuccio
Othello single orange red mid medium Kaempferi
Opal double dark pink early small Linwood
Pink Pearl hose-in-hose pink red blotch early medium Kurume
Pink Rosea single light pink early medium Ericaceae
Pink Ruffles hose-in-hose rose pink early/mid med/tall Rutherford
Poukhanese single light purple mid medium Poukaneuse
President Clay single cherry blotch mid tall S. Indica
Purple Splendor hose-in-hose orchid purple mid small/med Gable
Red Ruffles hose-in-hose rose red early/mid medium Rutherford
Red Wing hose-in-hose red early/mid medium Brooks
Refrain hose-in-hose purple pink early tall Glen Dale
Rhea Pender hose-in-hose fuchsia mid medium Pender
Rosebud Pink dbl hose-in-hose light pink mid small Gable
Roselight single pink early med/tall Glen Dale
Royalty hose-in-hose purple mid medium Gable
Salmon Beauty hose-in-hose yel/ pinksalmon early small/med Kurume
Salmon Queen hose-in-hose dapr pur red early small/med Kurume
Sambo single dark pur red mid medium Glen Dale
Scout single purple red early medium Glen Dale
Sherwood Red single orange red early medium Sherwood
Snow hose-in-hose white early small/med Kurume
Snowflake hose-in-hose white early medium Kurume
Spider single pur pink red mid medium Seigai Tsutsuji
Stewartsonian single orange red early med/tall Gable
Sunglow single rose red mid med/tall Carla
Sweet Briar single purple red early/mid medium Kurume
Sweetheart Supreme hose-in-hose deep pink mid/late medium Pericat
Tradition hose-in-hose light pink early/mid small/med Kurume
Varnodes Pink Decidious single pink early tall Native
Wachet single pink/dark spots mid/late small Robin Hill
Wolfpack Red single red early small Carla
           
           
 
Encore Azaleas ( Bloom in Spring, Summer, and Fall )
Azalea Name Flower Form Flower Color Bloom Season 10 yr. ht. Group or Hybridizer
Encore Autumn Amethyst single dark lavender Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Angle single white Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Belle semi/double pink magenta Spring/Summer/Fall medium/large Encore
Encore Autumn Bravo single bright red Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Carnation double medium pink Spring/Summer/Fall small/medium Encore
Encore Autumn Cheer single rose pink Spring/Summer/Fall small Encore
Encore Autumn Coral single coral Spring/Summer/Fall small Encore
Encore Autumn Debutante single peachy pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Embers semi double orange red Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Empress semi double dark pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Monach semi double coral Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Moonlight semi double white Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Princess semi double pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Rouge semi double rose red Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Royalty single purple Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Ruby single rose pink Spring/Summer/Fall small Encore
Encore Autumn Sangria single rose pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Starlite single white pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Sundance single deep pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Sunset single vivid orange Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Sweetheart single soft pink Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
Encore Autumn Twist single white purple Spring/Summer/Fall medium Encore
         
         
Gardenias
Gardenia Name Flower Form Flower Color Bloom Season Height  
August Beauty  double white May-Sept. 4-6 ft.
Radicans double white May-Sept. 3-4 ft.  
Frost Proof double white May-Sept. 4-6 ft.  
Variiegated Radican double white May-Sept. 2-3 ft.