Pink ladies March 08, 2017 2:00 PM | Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano pburch@tulane.edu View PDF Indica azaleas, in full bloom thanks to an early spring, have the uptown campus awash in shades of pink and magenta. The flowering shrubs, which are part of the rhododendron family, tend to bloom towards the end of March and into April, but warm weather can prompt an early start. While somewhat ubiquitous in the southeastern United States, Indica azaleas are actually native to Japan and were first seen in southern gardens in the 1800s. Other Related Articles Making a splash with Wave of Support New Paul Hall celebrated with ribbon-cutting, symposium Community gets first look at NASA Lifelines mural on Tulane's downtown campus Cowen Institute awarded grant to create the New Orleans College & Career Attainment Network Tulane School of Architecture receives $2.91 million for its new Center on Climate Change and Urbanism