Plant: Gumpo White - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Gumpo White'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A Satsuki hybrid azalea from Japan, a compact, dense, low spreading evergreen shrub seldom over 2 feet high and 3 feet wide. It flowers late, in late May and June, with pure white ruffled single blooms about 2.5 inches across that are so abundant the small foliage is hidden beneath them. It wants an acid, moist but well drained medium at a pH of about 5.2 to 6.0 and is rated for zone 7 and south. Use it as an evergreen foundation or border plant, in mass plantings, and in woodland, shade or rock gardens, where its low dense habit and late bloom extend the azalea season.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 2 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Satsuki hybrid azalea from Japan, a compact, dense, low spreading evergreen shrub seldom over 2 feet high and 3 feet wide. It flowers late, in late May and June, with pure white ruffled single blooms about 2.5 inches across that are so abundant the small foliage is hidden beneath them. It wants an acid, moist but well drained medium at a pH of about 5.2 to 6.0 and is rated for zone 7 and south. Use it as an evergreen foundation or border plant, in mass plantings, and in woodland, shade or rock gardens, where its low dense habit and late bloom extend the azalea season.
- Flowers
- Pure white single blooms about 2.5 inches across with ruffled edges, so abundant that the foliage is obscured, opening late in the season in late May and June.
- Foliage
- Tiny evergreen leaves, usually less than an inch and a half long.
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Prune just after flowering; Gumpo azaleas take shearing well and are traditionally used for bonsai in Japan.
