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Plant: Midnight Flare - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Midnight Flare'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
An evergreen azalea, named 2010 Rhododendron of the Year, making an open, multi stemmed shrub with an upright spreading, rounded habit about 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Mid spring brings trumpet shaped flowers roughly 2 inches wide in a deep, rich, fiery clear red, clustered at the branch tips and so numerous they nearly cover the plant, over glossy dark green foliage that emerges with a bronze tinge. It needs acidic, organically rich, humusy, well drained soil around pH 5.0 to 5.5, dislikes alkaline ground, and prefers dappled or high open shade, or morning sun with afternoon shade. Use it as an accent, in mass plantings, beds and containers.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 5 ft wide
- Blooms in spring
- Hardy in USDA zones 6-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
An evergreen azalea, named 2010 Rhododendron of the Year, making an open, multi stemmed shrub with an upright spreading, rounded habit about 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. Mid spring brings trumpet shaped flowers roughly 2 inches wide in a deep, rich, fiery clear red, clustered at the branch tips and so numerous they nearly cover the plant, over glossy dark green foliage that emerges with a bronze tinge. It needs acidic, organically rich, humusy, well drained soil around pH 5.0 to 5.5, dislikes alkaline ground, and prefers dappled or high open shade, or morning sun with afternoon shade. Use it as an accent, in mass plantings, beds and containers.
- Flowers
- Trumpet shaped flowers about 2 inches wide in a deep, rich, fiery clear red, borne in clusters at the branch ends in mid spring and covering the plant.
- Foliage
- The evergreen foliage is deep green and slightly bronze tinged.
- 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 only after flowering. Site it out of strong wind and away from walnut family trees, to whose toxin it is sensitive.
