Azalea is from the Greek azaleos (dry) — the botanical name for the genus of flowering shrubs in the rhododendron family, famous for their spring blooms in pink, white, red, and purple. **Native to Asia, Europe, and North America; cultivated in Western gardens since the 17th century; the Indica azalea (introduced 1808) is the floral emblem of São Paulo, Brazil**. **A top-1000 US baby name since 2012**. **Iggy Azalea (born Amethyst Amelia Kelly, 1990)** — **Australian rapper; her 2014 single "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX reached #1 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks; she became the second rapper in history (after the Beatles) to have her first two singles chart in the top two of the Hot 100 simultaneously**. **First Australian solo female to top the *Billboard* Hot 100; *The New Classic* (2014) debuted #3 on the *Billboard* 200**. **Four Grammy nominations (2015) including Record of the Year for "Fancy"**. **The Augusta Masters Tournament's 13th hole is named "Azalea"** — among the most-photographed holes in golf because of the 1,600+ azalea plants surrounding it. **Azalea Banks** is *Azealia Banks* (different spelling). **Azalea Trail Maids** — youth ambassador group in Mobile, Alabama since 1929 known for their pastel hoop-skirt costumes.
Featured throughout 21st-century pop music and Southern American culture.
Azalea reduces to five — the number of Iggy's first Billboard #1.