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Our previous Mystery Photo: Last week’s mystery, “Natural mystery,” showed a close-up of an azalea flower, which Columbia resident Jay Altman told us usually has five stamens per lobe and five lobes in a flower.
Staff reports | The Rev. John Drayton Azalea Chapter of the American Azalea Society and Magnolia Plantation and Gardens will host the society’s 2019 convention on March 14-16 in Summerville.
“We are honored to have some of the top azalea experts coming to Summerville to experience the beauty of the gardens we have in the Charleston area,” said Tom Johnson, Magnolia’s executive director who also is president of the local azalea chapter.
Judy Carberry: Unfortunately, what that video [of the Ashley River bike lane experiment] does not clearly illustrate is that the exit to Lockwood is down to one lane. Before this was in place, there were two lanes for exiting — those going to the hospitals and those of us going further downtown.
YOU DON’T EXPECT to see azaleas bloom with the deep, rich color of a South Carolina peach, but you can find them at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens along the Ashley River west of Charleston. The attraction, which is attracting more visitors than ever, has more than a half million azaleas on its grounds, according to director Tom Johnson.
The crazy ups and downs of this year’s winter weather is confusing plants, such as this azalea which bloomed two months early in West Ashley. With temperatures below freezing tonight, the weather may wreak havoc on bright blooms across the state later this spring. Photo by Michael Kaynard, Kaynard Photography.
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