Florist Azalea
A stunning variety with eye catching red, pink, or white blooms; The florist azaleas is usually forced into bloom in a greenhouse to bloom at a given time ususally for holidays. After enjoying inside as flowering plant, the florist azalea may be planted outside in an area protected from the hot sun, in soil that has well drained acidic soil that is rich in organic material.
Attracts,
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,
Evergreen or Deciduous,Deciduous
Family,
Family Name,Azalea
Flower Color,
Bloom Time,Mid Spring
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,
Genus Name,Rhododendron
Model,
Tomato Class,
Tomato Type,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Slow
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,9a
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Accent, Massing, Garden
Light Needs,Full Sun, Partial Shade
Mature Height,30 inches
Mature Width,30 inches
Prune Time,Prune After Flowering
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Moist
Waterwise,
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Florist Azalea is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Florist Azalea is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Features
Florist Azalea is covered in stunning clusters of double trumpet-shaped flowers at the ends of the branches in mid spring before the leaves. It has green foliage throughout the season. The narrow leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Care
Planting & Growing
Florist Azalea will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.
This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. It is very fussy about its soil conditions and must have rich, acidic soils to ensure success, and is subject to chlorosis (yellowing) of the leaves in alkaline soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
