Botanical Name: Common Names:
Azalea indica Sweet Nellie TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Classic and reliable, Sweet Nellie is an evergreen shrub that grows to 1.5m tall and 1.5m wide. Attractive single cerise flowers. Blooms are plentiful late Winter and early Spring. Will also spot flower in Autumn. Wonderful for topiary, massed in formal borders, in pots and for hedging.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, 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 Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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