If you haven't been on the trail lately, you are missing the Flame azaleas in bloom.  They are bright orange and beautiful!  You can also see them along the roads and highways.  They are the only ones blooming orange right now.  Actually the flowers range in color from yellow through red, but mostly orange.

 

Azaleas are in the genus Rhododendron.  Most garden azaleas are evergreen, but Flame azaleas are deciduous shrubs that bloom May - June.  They bloom just as the leaves are coming out in early spring.  So look around, you're bound to see them.  Especially now.  

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!