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Plant: Autumn Sundance - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Autumn Sundance'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A dense, rounded and well branched Encore azalea about 3.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide that fills out naturally without much pruning. Deep pink single flowers of clear, saturated color, about 3 inches across, cover it generously in spring and return in summer and fall, and the rich green evergreen foliage deepens to warm reddish hues as temperatures cool. Give it 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter or reflective sites, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Set the root ball 1 to 2 inches above grade to avoid soggy roots, mulch 2 to 3 inches, and prune after the spring bloom.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 3.5 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 6a-10b
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A dense, rounded and well branched Encore azalea about 3.5 feet tall by 4 feet wide that fills out naturally without much pruning. Deep pink single flowers of clear, saturated color, about 3 inches across, cover it generously in spring and return in summer and fall, and the rich green evergreen foliage deepens to warm reddish hues as temperatures cool. Give it 4 to 6 hours of direct sun, with morning sun and afternoon shade ideal in hotter or reflective sites, and acid soil around pH 5 to 6 that is well drained and evenly moist. Set the root ball 1 to 2 inches above grade to avoid soggy roots, mulch 2 to 3 inches, and prune after the spring bloom.
- Flowers
- Deep pink single flowers about 3 inches across in a clear, saturated color.
- Foliage
- Rich green evergreen leaves in the growing season that deepen to warm reddish hues as temperatures cool.
- 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.
