Editing Azalea (section)

===United States===
[[File:Azalea, a member of the genus Rhododendron.jpg|frameless|right|alt=Flowers]]
Many cities in the United States have festivals in the spring celebrating the blooms of the azalea, including [[Summerville, South Carolina]]; [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton, New Jersey]]; [[Mobile, Alabama]]; [[Jasper, Texas]]; [[Tyler, Texas]]; [[Norfolk, Virginia]];<ref>[http://www.azaleafestival.org/ Norfolk NATO Azalea Festival Website]</ref> [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] ([[North Carolina Azalea Festival]]);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncazaleafestival.org/|title=North Carolina Azalea Festival - A Scene to be Seen!|website=North Carolina Azalea Festival|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Valdosta, Georgia]];<ref>[http://www.azaleafestival.com/ Valdosta, Georgia, Azalea Festival Website]</ref> [[Palatka, Florida]] ([[Florida Azalea Festival]]);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flazaleafest.com/|title=FLAZALEAFEST.COM|website=www.flazaleafest.com|access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> [[Pickens, South Carolina]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pickensazaleafestival.com/|title=Pickens Azalea Festival|website=www.pickensazaleafestival.com|access-date=16 Apr 2023}}</ref> [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]]; [[Brookings, Oregon]]; and [[Nixa, Missouri]].

The Azalea Trail is a designated path, planted with azaleas in private gardens, through [[Mobile, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmobile.org/mapsnfacts/map_azaleatrail.php|title=City of Mobile, Azalea Trail Maps}}</ref> The [[Azalea Trail Run]] is an annual road running event held there in late March. Mobile, Alabama is also home to the [[Azalea Trail Maids]], fifty women chosen to serve as ambassadors of the city while wearing [[Antebellum era|antebellum]] dresses, who originally participated in a three-day festival, but now operate throughout the year.{{citation needed|date = May 2016}}

The Azalea Society of America designated Houston, Texas, an "azalea city".{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} The River Oaks Garden Club has conducted the Houston Azalea Trail every spring since 1935.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

Valdosta, Georgia is called the Azalea City, as the plant grows in profusion there. The city hosts an annual Azalea Festival in March.