Plant: Country Cousin - Azalea
Azalea - NATIVE · Rhododendron 'Country Cousin'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
An Aromi hybrid deciduous azalea from XL-1 crossed with 'Gann's Legacy'. Nearly red buds open in early to mid spring to fragrant 2 inch flowers with a golden yellow to orange blotch, drawing bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. It is heat and humidity tolerant and reaches roughly 6 to 8 feet tall by 4 to 6 feet wide. Plant it in bright to mostly shade in an acid, rich, well drained soil around pH 5.2 to 5.8, at a woodland edge or in a pollinator or shade garden.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 6a-9b
- Deciduous foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
An Aromi hybrid deciduous azalea from XL-1 crossed with 'Gann's Legacy'. Nearly red buds open in early to mid spring to fragrant 2 inch flowers with a golden yellow to orange blotch, drawing bees, butterflies and beneficial insects. It is heat and humidity tolerant and reaches roughly 6 to 8 feet tall by 4 to 6 feet wide. Plant it in bright to mostly shade in an acid, rich, well drained soil around pH 5.2 to 5.8, at a woodland edge or in a pollinator or shade garden.
- Flowers
- Nearly red buds open to 2 inch fragrant flowers with a golden yellow to orange blotch.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
