General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Trade name information:
Series: Sunbow®
Trade Name: Solar Flare
Cultivar name: 'QbackB'
Common names
  • Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2021-04-26
Last azalea to bloom.  Azalea (Rhododendron Sunbow® Solar Flare)
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2021-04-26
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2020-11-15
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