Plant: Autumn Sunset - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Sunset'
Size: 3 gal
Light
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Mature size
More about this plant
A dense, rounded and well branched Encore azalea about 3 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide with the dark evergreen foliage the collection is known for. The single to semi-double blooms are orange red, about 2.5 inches across, reading as vivid red from a distance while showing sunset undertones close up, and they flower heavily in spring with summer rebloom and reliable performances into autumn. It wants 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade 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, feed with a slow release acid forming azalea fertilizer, and prune after the spring bloom.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6b-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A dense, rounded and well branched Encore azalea about 3 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide with the dark evergreen foliage the collection is known for. The single to semi-double blooms are orange red, about 2.5 inches across, reading as vivid red from a distance while showing sunset undertones close up, and they flower heavily in spring with summer rebloom and reliable performances into autumn. It wants 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade 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, feed with a slow release acid forming azalea fertilizer, and prune after the spring bloom.
- Flowers
- Orange red single to semi-double blooms about 2.5 inches across that read vivid red from a distance.
- Foliage
- Deep green evergreen leaves that hold their appearance 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.
