Botanical Name: Common Names:
Azalea hybrida Searchlight Azalea, Indica hybrd, Rhododendron,
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 large double white ruffled flowers during spring. Great to use in Japanese themed gardens, for bonsai, borders and in containers. Grows approx. 70cm H x 70cm W.
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, Mealy Bugs, Mites, 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: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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