Botanical Name: Common Names:
Azalea indica Magnifica TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
A classic and tough evergreen Azalea for full sun or part shade. Magnifica will even grow in high pollution areas. Slightly perfumed large bright rosy-pink flowers are plentiful in winter and spring. Growing to approx 1.5m tall, this azalea can be pruned to a desired shape, hedged or used as a single specimen in a pot. Great mass planted under trees in more formal landscapes.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Bud Drop, Mealy Bugs, Mites, Petal Blight, Possums, White Fly
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Ericaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink, Purple
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate