Botanical Name: Common Names:
Azalea hybrida Candy Stripe Kurume Azalea, Rhododendron Kirin,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
Small dense evergreen shrub with round shiny green foliage and masses of single pink-edged, cream flowers during spring. Great to use in Japanese themed gardens, for bonsai, borders and in containers. Grows approx. 80cm H x 80cm W. Also available in a standard form.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Leaf Miner, Petal Blight, Powdery Mildew, Rust, Sooty Mould, White Fly
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Ericaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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