Plant: Autumn Majesty - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Majesty'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A dense, rounded and compact Encore azalea about 3 feet tall and 3.5 feet wide that keeps a tidy outline without much work. Ruffled dark purple semi-double blooms about 2 inches across open in spring and return in summer and fall, set against bright green evergreen leaves that stay vibrant through winter. It wants 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter climates, and acid, well drained soil near pH 5 to 6. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, keep moisture consistent while establishing, feed in early spring with an acid formulating azalea product, and prune immediately after spring flowering so the summer and fall buds are not removed.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A dense, rounded and compact Encore azalea about 3 feet tall and 3.5 feet wide that keeps a tidy outline without much work. Ruffled dark purple semi-double blooms about 2 inches across open in spring and return in summer and fall, set against bright green evergreen leaves that stay vibrant through winter. It wants 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter climates, and acid, well drained soil near pH 5 to 6. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, keep moisture consistent while establishing, feed in early spring with an acid formulating azalea product, and prune immediately after spring flowering so the summer and fall buds are not removed.
- Flowers
- Dark purple ruffled semi-double blooms about 2 inches across.
- Foliage
- Bright green evergreen leaves that stay vibrant through winter.
- Light
- Morning Sun
- Pruning
- Prune immediately after the spring flowering flush; pruning later removes the buds that carry the summer and fall bloom cycles.
