Azaleas are Rhododendrons Home Schedule Activities Join Genus . All azaleas are rhododendrons. All azaleas have five lobes to the flower.
Azaleas have tubular funnel or funnel shaped flowers.
Notice the rhododendron pictured above has a flower consisting of five lobes and five stamens so it is commonly referred to as an azalea. Rhododendron canadense is an example of an azalea that has 10 stamens.