These beautiful shrubs are reason enough for having a shaded area in your garden.
For
a spectacular display of colour in the shade, it’s hard to beat
azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons. These plants don’t like full sun
or extra heavy shade, but they are ideal in the shadow of large trees,
on the sheltered south side of a wall or under a pergola.
Azaleas
are actually just small varieties of rhododendrons. They can be either
evergreen or deciduous and usually grow no more than 1-2 metres in
diameter. Azaleas grow well throughout temperate Australia, but extremes
of humidity are a problem in the dry inland or humid north.