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Plant: Wakaebisu Azalea
Azalea · Rhododendron 'Wakaebisu'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A Satsuki hybrid azalea and a low, slow growing, dense and twiggy evergreen shrub roughly 2 to 4 feet tall with a spread often greater than its height. It flowers late, about 60 days after the spring equinox in May and early June, with single blooms about 2.5 inches across in pale to salmon pink marked by a rose red blotch, held among the newly emerging leaves over dark green foliage. Satsukis are less winter hardy than the Kurumes and are recommended for zones 7 through 9; they display better with some sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade, in acidic, highly organic soil that drains well yet is never allowed to dry out. Use it in borders, foundation beds and shaded garden edges.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7-9
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
A Satsuki hybrid azalea and a low, slow growing, dense and twiggy evergreen shrub roughly 2 to 4 feet tall with a spread often greater than its height. It flowers late, about 60 days after the spring equinox in May and early June, with single blooms about 2.5 inches across in pale to salmon pink marked by a rose red blotch, held among the newly emerging leaves over dark green foliage. Satsukis are less winter hardy than the Kurumes and are recommended for zones 7 through 9; they display better with some sun, ideally morning sun with afternoon shade, in acidic, highly organic soil that drains well yet is never allowed to dry out. Use it in borders, foundation beds and shaded garden edges.
- Flowers
- Single blooms about 2.5 inches across in pale to salmon pink marked with a rose red blotch, opening late in the season in May and early June.
- 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; Satsuki azaleas are traditionally sheared and used for bonsai.
- Native range
- Japan; Satsuki azaleas arose as natural hybrids of Rhododendron indicum and R. eriocarpum
