Botanical Name: Common Names:
Azalea Assorted TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
A long-time garden favourite in formal and cottage garden designs. Easy to grow evergreen or deciduous shrub with elegant and showy flowers in spring. Great mass planted or used as a focal point feature. Wonderful as a potted feature, as a hedge or clipped for Japanese style gardens. Also available as a Standard.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade, Shade Loam
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Mites, Petal Blight, Sooty Mould
Cultural Notes: Prefers slightly acidic, humus rich soil. Add compost if necessary. Water well until established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and keep soil moist in warmer months. Use a slow release fertiliser specifically formulated for acid loving plants. Water at the base of plant, avoid watering flowers.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Ericaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Purple
Flower Colour: Assorted
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low