Plant: Formosa Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Formosa'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A Southern Indica hybrid azalea and one of the largest of the group, growing 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 8 feet wide with a dense, rounded, upright spreading form and evergreen foliage. Large single magenta to lavender purple flowers about 3 inches across, marked with a deeper pink blotch, cover the plant in spring and draw birds, butterflies and bees. It is vigorous and heat tolerant, wants humus rich, acid, well drained soil kept moist but never standing wet, and prefers filtered sun with protection from hot afternoon sun. Use it for hedges, privacy screens, foundation plantings, containers and woodland gardens.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Southern Indica hybrid azalea and one of the largest of the group, growing 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 8 feet wide with a dense, rounded, upright spreading form and evergreen foliage. Large single magenta to lavender purple flowers about 3 inches across, marked with a deeper pink blotch, cover the plant in spring and draw birds, butterflies and bees. It is vigorous and heat tolerant, wants humus rich, acid, well drained soil kept moist but never standing wet, and prefers filtered sun with protection from hot afternoon sun. Use it for hedges, privacy screens, foundation plantings, containers and woodland gardens.
- Flowers
- Large single blooms about 3 inches across in magenta to lavender purple with a deeper pink blotch, opening in spring.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Prune just after flowering in spring so next season's flower buds are not removed.
