Plant: Autumn Sangria - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Sangria'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A naturally dense, rounded and upright Encore azalea about 4.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide that finishes itself without heavy pruning. The dark pink single blooms are about 3.5 inches across, among the largest in the Encore collection, and their saturated color contrasts with glossy dark green evergreen foliage. Flowering is strong in spring with repeat bloom in summer and fall. Give it 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 with good drainage, deep watering in heat or drought. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, feed in early spring with an acid formulating fertilizer and prune immediately after the spring flowering.
- 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
A naturally dense, rounded and upright Encore azalea about 4.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide that finishes itself without heavy pruning. The dark pink single blooms are about 3.5 inches across, among the largest in the Encore collection, and their saturated color contrasts with glossy dark green evergreen foliage. Flowering is strong in spring with repeat bloom in summer and fall. Give it 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 with good drainage, deep watering in heat or drought. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, feed in early spring with an acid formulating fertilizer and prune immediately after the spring flowering.
- Flowers
- Dark pink single form blooms about 3.5 inches across, among the largest in the Encore collection.
- Foliage
- Glossy dark green evergreen leaves that contrast with the pink flowers 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.
