Plant: Delaware Valley - Azalea

Azalea · Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley'

$28.00

Size: 3 gal

Light

Part Shade

Bloom

Spring

Mature size

10 ft tall8 ft wide

More about this plant

This is an azalea, a Rhododendron, a slow growing woody shrub of rounded form with simple, glossy, leathery green leaves and spring flowers about one to three inches across carried in racemes, followed by dry capsules. Azaleas want dappled sunlight to partial or deep shade and an acidic soil high in organic matter that stays moist and drains well, and they carry a medium maintenance load. They are used as borders, hedges, mass plantings and specimens and in containers, woodland and naturalized areas, and they draw hummingbirds, pollinators and specialized bees.

Part Shade
Grows to 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide
Blooms in spring
Hardy in USDA zones 4-8
Semi-Evergreen foliage

Plant description

This is an azalea, a Rhododendron, a slow growing woody shrub of rounded form with simple, glossy, leathery green leaves and spring flowers about one to three inches across carried in racemes, followed by dry capsules. Azaleas want dappled sunlight to partial or deep shade and an acidic soil high in organic matter that stays moist and drains well, and they carry a medium maintenance load. They are used as borders, hedges, mass plantings and specimens and in containers, woodland and naturalized areas, and they draw hummingbirds, pollinators and specialized bees.