An executive drove from home at an average speed of 30 mph to an airport where a helicopter was waiting. The executive boarded the helicopter and flew to the corporate offices at an average speed of 60 mph. The entire distance was 150 miles; the entire trip took three hours.
Species azaleas are reproduced through seeds, but varieties do not reproduce true from a seed. They are propagated from stem cuttings creating a clone plant of the parent. All this selection in azalea plant types creates a variety of plant growing conditions, sizes, blossom colors and blooming times.
What does Azalea mean? A zalea as a girls' name is pronounced a-ZAYL-yah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Azalea is dry. Flower name of a shrub that flourishes in dry soil and blooms in spring. First coined in the 18th century. ENDS WITH-lea. ASSOCIATED WITH greek, shrub (tree), spring, 18th century. Variations. VARIANTS Azalia, Azaleia