Native azaleas are nectar plants used by butterflies and other pollinators. However, such is not the case with ornamental azaleas. While these showy exotic spring bloomers are beautiful, they are not known for their production of nectar. However, a few years ago I was surprised to find that a hybrid known as Encore Azalea does indeed attract butterflies.
yes – in March I had a swallowtail on my azaleas nectaring and they are not encore
We don’t have Encores but every spring our tiger swallowtails nectar on our huge old fashioned Indica Azaleas which are all over our half acre in Atlanta.