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Plant: Amagasa - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Amagasa'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Amagasa is a Satsuki hybrid azalea registered in 1960 and grown for its very large flowers, about 3 inches across, marked with darker spots. It forms a compact, mounding evergreen shrub around 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, hardy in zones 7 to 9, and is used as a low border shrub, in containers or as a small hedge. Give it partial sun and acidic soil that stays moist and drains well. Like all Rhododendron it draws hummingbirds, pollinators and specialized bees.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Amagasa is a Satsuki hybrid azalea registered in 1960 and grown for its very large flowers, about 3 inches across, marked with darker spots. It forms a compact, mounding evergreen shrub around 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, hardy in zones 7 to 9, and is used as a low border shrub, in containers or as a small hedge. Give it partial sun and acidic soil that stays moist and drains well. Like all Rhododendron it draws hummingbirds, pollinators and specialized bees.
- Flowers
- Very large flowers to about 3 inches, described as deep pink with darker red spots by Swift Creek Nursery and as orange-red by the Azalea Database.
- Fruit
- A terminal cluster of dried red-brown capsules that release seeds.
- Bark & stems
- The bark is thin and sometimes peels or shreds.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Pruning, if desired, may be done after flowering.
- Native range
- Japan (Satsuki azalea hybrid)
