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GEORGE L. TABER AZALEA
Azalea `George L. Taber` (Southern Indica)
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Landscape Size
Plant Benefits
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Growth Conditions
Flowering
Attributes
Foliage

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Item #: 575
Category: RHODODENDR
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Catalog Description
Masses of showy single blooms, light orchind variegated with white are charm embodied. Excellent foliage backs the blooms. Outstanding landscape shrubs for gardens large and small. Add to beds, borders and group with other azaleas to extend the bloom season. Protect from reflected heat. Evergreen shrub. Full sun. Moderate growth 6 to 8 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide.
Design Ideas

Looking for a tall, evergreen Azalea with variegated coloring? This Azalea`s light orchid and white flowers will add fresh spring color to a tired garden plot that receives full sun.
Companion Plants

Mix in a row with tall Allegheny Viburnum (Viburnum x rhytidophylloides `Allegheny`) behind Oregon Grape Holly (Mahonia aquifolium) for a subtle, mass planting and beautiful leaf color that changes through the seasons.

OREGON GRAPE HOLLY
Mahonia aquifolium
Average Landscape Size

Moderate grower to 6 to 8 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide.
Key Plant Benefits

Produces masses of showy single blooms, light orchid variegated with white. Beautiful evergreen, premier shrub for use as hedge, screen or massed planting for impressive color display.
Care Instructions

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.
Growth Conditions

Growth Rate
Moderate Growing
Growth Habit
Round
Heat Zones
High:
9 (>120 to 150 days)
Low:7 (>60 to 90 days)
Cold Hardiness
High:9 (20 to 30 F) (see map)
Low:8 (10 to 20 F)
Water Requirements
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
Sun Exposure
Full sun
Flowering

Flower or Bloom description:
Funnel shaped, varigated with white
Flower Color
Purple
Flowering Time/Season
Late March-April.
Propagation

Propagation Method
1
Cutting grown
Best time to Prune
Spring after flowering
Attributes

Border Plant
Patio Container Plant
Showy Flowers
Specimen Program
Spring Flowering
Foliage

Lush, bright
Foliage ShapeElliptic
Normal foliage colorGreen
Underside foliageLight Green
Juvenile foliageGreen
Mature foliageGreen
New foliageGreen
Spring foliageGreen
Summer foliageGreen
Fall foliageGreen
Winter foliageGreen
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