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Plant: George Tabor - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'George Tabor'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A Southern Indica hybrid azalea that grows into a large, vigorous, upright spreading evergreen shrub with dense green foliage. Large single flowers about 3 inches across open early to mid spring in white flushed with orchid pink and marked by a magenta blotch, and they are so plentiful they can hide the foliage. It is noted for heat and sun tolerance for an azalea but still prefers dappled sun or high open shade, or morning sun with afternoon shade, in acid, organically rich, moisture retentive but well drained soil around pH 5.0 to 5.5. Use it as a backdrop shrub, an informal screen, or in mass plantings and woodland gardens.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 10 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 8-10
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Southern Indica hybrid azalea that grows into a large, vigorous, upright spreading evergreen shrub with dense green foliage. Large single flowers about 3 inches across open early to mid spring in white flushed with orchid pink and marked by a magenta blotch, and they are so plentiful they can hide the foliage. It is noted for heat and sun tolerance for an azalea but still prefers dappled sun or high open shade, or morning sun with afternoon shade, in acid, organically rich, moisture retentive but well drained soil around pH 5.0 to 5.5. Use it as a backdrop shrub, an informal screen, or in mass plantings and woodland gardens.
- Flowers
- Large single flowers about 3 inches across, white flushed to orchid pink with a magenta blotch, in early to mid spring.
- Fruit
- A terminal cluster of dried red-brown capsules, about 1/2 inch long, appears in fall and releases seeds (genus-level description).
- Bark & stems
- Thin bark that sometimes peels or shreds; stems may be smooth or hairy (genus-level description).
- Light
- Morning Sun, Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Prune just after flowering in spring; the plant prefers protection from strong winds and does well on north or east facing slopes.
- Native range
- Southern Indica azalea hybridized at Glen Saint Mary Nursery in Florida
