Plant: Autumn Carnation - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Carnation'
Size: 3 gal
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Mature size
More about this plant
An upright, dense and well branched Encore azalea reaching about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, with ruffled mid pink semi-double to double blooms roughly 2.5 inches across. It flowers in spring and repeats through summer and fall, and the glossy deep green foliage shifts to a rich purple tone as temperatures cool, giving winter interest. Site it for 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, preferring morning sun with afternoon shade, in acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Mulch 2 to 3 inches and prune only after the spring flowering so the summer and fall buds are kept.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 4.5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
An upright, dense and well branched Encore azalea reaching about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, with ruffled mid pink semi-double to double blooms roughly 2.5 inches across. It flowers in spring and repeats through summer and fall, and the glossy deep green foliage shifts to a rich purple tone as temperatures cool, giving winter interest. Site it for 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, preferring morning sun with afternoon shade, in acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Mulch 2 to 3 inches and prune only after the spring flowering so the summer and fall buds are kept.
- Flowers
- Ruffled mid pink blooms of semi-double to double form, about 2.5 inches across.
- Foliage
- Glossy deep green in the warm months, shifting to a rich purple tone as temperatures cool.
- Light
- Morning Sun
- Pruning
- Prune immediately after the spring flowering flush; pruning later removes the buds that carry the summer and fall bloom cycles.
