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Plant: Autumn Bonfire - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Bonfire'
Size: 3 gal
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Mature size
More about this plant
A fast growing, naturally compact Encore azalea about 3 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide, carrying clear red semi-double and single blooms roughly 2.5 inches across. It flowers heavily in spring and then again through summer and fall, with bright green evergreen foliage giving structure between flushes. Allow 4 to 6 hours of direct sun for best blooming, with morning sun and afternoon shade in hotter regions, and plant in acid, well drained soil set slightly high to prevent waterlogging. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, fertilize after the spring bloom and stop feeding after August, and prune immediately after spring flowering.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 3 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A fast growing, naturally compact Encore azalea about 3 feet tall by 3.5 feet wide, carrying clear red semi-double and single blooms roughly 2.5 inches across. It flowers heavily in spring and then again through summer and fall, with bright green evergreen foliage giving structure between flushes. Allow 4 to 6 hours of direct sun for best blooming, with morning sun and afternoon shade in hotter regions, and plant in acid, well drained soil set slightly high to prevent waterlogging. Mulch 2 to 3 inches, fertilize after the spring bloom and stop feeding after August, and prune immediately after spring flowering.
- Flowers
- Clear red semi-double and single blooms about 2.5 inches across.
- Foliage
- Bright green foliage that is evergreen and holds through the year.
- Fruit
- Dry capsule that splits to release seed.
- Bark & stems
- Bark is thin and sometimes peels or shreds.
- Light
- Morning Sun
- Pruning
- Prune immediately after the spring flowering flush; pruning later removes the buds that carry the summer and fall bloom cycles.
