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Plant: Autumn Lily - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Roblex'
Size: 7 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Autumn Lily is an Encore azalea with white single flowers, occasionally striped purple, up to 3 inches across. It blooms heavily in spring, lightly in mid to late summer and again in early fall. The evergreen deep green leaves can take on bronze-purple tones in cold weather. It reaches about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide in part shade to full sun, in organic-rich, well-drained, acidic soil, and is hardy in zones 6 to 9. Prune only to shape, right after spring bloom.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
- Semi-Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Autumn Lily is an Encore azalea with white single flowers, occasionally striped purple, up to 3 inches across. It blooms heavily in spring, lightly in mid to late summer and again in early fall. The evergreen deep green leaves can take on bronze-purple tones in cold weather. It reaches about 4.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide in part shade to full sun, in organic-rich, well-drained, acidic soil, and is hardy in zones 6 to 9. Prune only to shape, right after spring bloom.
- Flowers
- Single white flowers, occasionally with purple stripes, up to 3 inches across; main bloom in spring, light rebloom in mid to late summer, heavier in early fall.
- Foliage
- Evergreen deep green leaves that can take on bronze-purple tones in colder weather.
- Pruning
- Prune only when shaping is needed, right after the spring bloom. Cut long stems back to leafy side branches and remove dead or crossing wood.
