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.
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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.
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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 |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
Funnel shaped, varigated with white
| Flower Color |
| Purple |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Late March-April. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Cutting grown |
| Best time to Prune |
| Spring after flowering |
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Attributes
Border Plant
Patio Container Plant
Showy Flowers
Specimen Program
Spring Flowering |
Foliage
Lush, bright
| Foliage Shape | Elliptic |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Light Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | Green |
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Plant Lore
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Plant History
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