Plant: Autumn Royalty - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Royalty'
Size: 3 gal
Light
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Mature size
More about this plant
An upright, full and well branched Encore azalea about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide with an architectural habit that gives natural structure to borders and accent plantings. The single flowers are large, about 3.5 inches across, in a deep velvety purple that reads from a distance, opening strongly in spring and repeating through summer and fall over deep green glossy evergreen leaves. It prefers 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter or reflective sites, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Mulch 2 to 3 inches; once established it tolerates drought, and it needs only shaping after the spring bloom.
- 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, full and well branched Encore azalea about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide with an architectural habit that gives natural structure to borders and accent plantings. The single flowers are large, about 3.5 inches across, in a deep velvety purple that reads from a distance, opening strongly in spring and repeating through summer and fall over deep green glossy evergreen leaves. It prefers 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter or reflective sites, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Mulch 2 to 3 inches; once established it tolerates drought, and it needs only shaping after the spring bloom.
- Flowers
- Large single form blooms about 3.5 inches across in a deep, velvety purple.
- Foliage
- Deep green, dense and glossy evergreen leaves that hold their look year round.
- Light
- Morning Sun
- Pruning
- Prune immediately after the spring flowering flush; pruning later removes the buds that carry the summer and fall bloom cycles.
