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AZALEA - EVERGREEN
A botanical section within the genus Rhododendron.
Further divided into subgroups they commonly bear a profusion of small to large trusses of small single, semi-double or frilled, unscented, funnel- or trumpet-shaped flowers.
Well-grown specimens appear as a solid mound of colour and are breathtaking as massed plantings.
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Evergreen
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Full sunShelter from strong early-morning sun.
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowAlthough prone to many pests and diseases, when grown well these shrubs are generally trouble-free. The pot azaleas seen at Christmas are Indica hybrids from central and southern China, developed in Belgium. Many evergreen azaleas are particularly effective planted in groups. They are surface-rooting and will not tolerate deep planting.Pests & DiseasesVine weevil, rhododendron and azalea whiteflies, leafhoppers, lacebugs, scale insects, caterpillars, aphids, powdery mildew, bud blast, honey fungus, rust, leafy gall, petal blight, silver leaf, phytophthora root rot, lime-induced chlorosis(if soil is not sufficiently acid).Place of originEurope, Asia, Australasia, North America, particularly south western China, Tibet, Burma, northern India, New Guinea.
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Soil ConditionsAcid / ericaceous lovingPH 4.5-5.5 is the ideal.Fertile moist well-drained soilLeafy, humus-rich.
Buy Varieties of AZALEA - EVERGREEN


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Adonis'
white, hose-in-hose shaped flower with frilly margins

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Amoena'
magenta


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Blue Danube'
large flowered purple

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Blue Moon'
(syn. Nuccio's Blue Moon). Large pale mauve flowers, occasionally striped

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Geisha Orange'
compact growing clear orange

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Geisha Purple'
purple

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Greenway'
(AM form) very large salmon-pink


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Hino-crimson'
crimson-scarlet

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Hinode-giri'
bright red


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Hinomayo'
clear pink

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Hino-scarlet'
(Campfire) - bright crimson-red


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Irohayama'
white with pale lavender margins and a faint brown eye


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Johanna'
deep red

AZALEA - EVERGREEN kaempferi
double scarlet

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Kirin'
hose-in-hose pink


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Mothers Day'
deep red

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Orange Beauty'
salmon-orange


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Palestrina'
white with occasional pink flowers
Later Flowering Nakahavae Hybrids


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Pink Pancake'
bright pink flowers

AZALEA - EVERGREEN stenopetalum 'Linearifolium'
narrow leaves and divided pink-purple flowers


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Vuyk's Rosyred'
deep rose-red with darker flash


AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'Vuyk's Scarlet'
large flowered scarlet

AZALEA - EVERGREEN 'White Moon'
large white ruffled flowers
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