Plant: Autumn Moonlight - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Moonlight'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
An upright, rounded and well branched Encore azalea reaching about 5 feet tall by 4 feet wide, tall enough for background plantings and foundation lines. Pure white semi-double ruffled flowers about 2.5 inches across, dusted yellow in the throat, open strongly in spring and repeat into summer and fall over light green evergreen foliage. It needs 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter locations, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that drains well. Keep it consistently moist while establishing and mulch 2 to 3 inches; once established it shows strong drought tolerance. Prune immediately after the spring flowering to preserve the later buds.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 7a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
An upright, rounded and well branched Encore azalea reaching about 5 feet tall by 4 feet wide, tall enough for background plantings and foundation lines. Pure white semi-double ruffled flowers about 2.5 inches across, dusted yellow in the throat, open strongly in spring and repeat into summer and fall over light green evergreen foliage. It needs 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter locations, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that drains well. Keep it consistently moist while establishing and mulch 2 to 3 inches; once established it shows strong drought tolerance. Prune immediately after the spring flowering to preserve the later buds.
- Flowers
- Pure white semi-double ruffled blooms about 2.5 inches across with yellow dusted throats.
- Foliage
- Light green evergreen leaves giving year round texture and structure.
- Light
- Morning Sun
- Pruning
- Prune immediately after the spring flowering flush; pruning later removes the buds that carry the summer and fall bloom cycles.
