Native Azalea Photos

Welcome to Earl Sommerville's Photo Website.

These images have been collected over a period of almost 50 years, mostly in the state of Georgia. My photos include native azaleas, evergreen azaleas and rhododendron.

Georgia has 12 or 13 species of native azalea; Through the years they have crossed and back-crossed, so most are now natural hybrids.

The native azalea is very difficult to propagate, so at the age of 70 I taught myself the art of tissue culture. That has been a lot of fun!

I have another website on this topic which goes into more detail of my hobby, including propagating native azaleas.

I do not sell plants, but there are a few very good nurseries that sell a number of my plants. These are listed on the resources page of my other website.

You can contact my via email at: earlsommerville@mindspring.com

Enjoy!