Flame Azalea

The Flame Azalea is one of the showiest shrubs in the Blue Ridge Mountains and in the Cashiers Highlands Plateau of North Carolina. Many of the native plans can be seen in and around Stonefly. The colors range from yellow to red, but the brilliant orange is predominant. The mountains in the eastern part of the United States are among the oldest ranges on the earth, and the variety of native azaleas that grow here are ancient as well. These plants have been quietly growing in our forests while the earth has slowly evolved around them. They have survived earthquakes and asteroids, dinosaurs and ice ages. Fossil records show that certain species in the genus Rhododendron have existed essentially unchanged for at least 50 million years. Today travelers driving through the mountains in the Cashiers Highlands Plateau in the spring can spot the beautiful plants growing right along the roadside.

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