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Plant: Pink Ruffle - Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Pink Ruffle'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
A Rutherford hybrid azalea forming a large, vigorous, upright growing evergreen shrub about 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. It blooms early in the azalea season with semi double hose in hose flowers about 2 inches across in violet pink, and may rebloom again in fall. It is hardy in zones 7 to 9 and wants moist, well drained, acid soil in the cool, partially shaded exposure azaleas prefer. Its size and upright habit suit borders, beds, informal screens, mass plantings and woodland gardens, and the flowers attract butterflies.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 6 ft tall and 5 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Rutherford hybrid azalea forming a large, vigorous, upright growing evergreen shrub about 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide. It blooms early in the azalea season with semi double hose in hose flowers about 2 inches across in violet pink, and may rebloom again in fall. It is hardy in zones 7 to 9 and wants moist, well drained, acid soil in the cool, partially shaded exposure azaleas prefer. Its size and upright habit suit borders, beds, informal screens, mass plantings and woodland gardens, and the flowers attract butterflies.
- Flowers
- Semi-double hose in hose blooms about 2 inches across in pink violet, opening early in the season with a possible fall rebloom.
- 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.
- Native range
- Rutherford hybrid azalea from Rutherford, New Jersey
