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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 36 - 48 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Exbury Azalea
  • Deciduous Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Lake Stevens WA
Date: 2017-11-18
Lovely in the late fall, when most other trees/shrubs have lost t
Location: Scarborough, ON
Date: 2019-05-30
First year
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2014-03-16
Location: my garden near Seattle
Date: 2016-11-01
Covered in flowers in Spring

Date: 2024-04-16

Date: 2024-04-16

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden near Seattle
Date: Spring

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
MissMew On May 29, 2022 Transplanted
Moved from Front Main to Back West
MissMew On April 27, 2019 Obtained plant
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