This one is so pretty, blooming in early May, it looks like a bunch of pink butterflies landed on the branches. The flowers come out before the leaves, looking very magical
Name: Johannian The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b) 2Thes. 3:3
Beautiful banner, Zoia! Fascinating that the flowers come out before the leaves.
“Honorable is the one who prudently avoids danger (provided he does not compromise himself).” -Sir Thomas More
Profile picture is a picture of our Kängal, Mamanska, when he was 7 months old.
Sadly, none of my Azaleas bloomed this year, including Pinkshell. They were all recovering from the awful drought last summer and opted to put out new leaves, saving their energy. Here's some photos from last Spring