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Azalea Southern Indica ‘George Tabor’ Pink white 6 – 8′. Provide rich, acidic, well drained soil. Botanical Name: Azalea 'Blue Danube' Common Name: Blue-Violet Azalea; Exposure: Part Shade Blue and lavender (and similar shades associated with purple, such as lilac) are considered "cool" colors in color theory.As cool colors, they are thought to have a relaxing effect on the viewer. Design Ideas With its evergreen leaves and upright form, this Azalea is useful as a screening plant to help define an outdoor room or plant along a fence to screen it. Grows more rapidly than other azalea bushes and is heat tolerant, perfect for Georgia climates. Dwarf, spreading plant with dark green foliage and beautiful purple funnel shaped flowers. Care Information. Azalea shrubs are used extensively in landscape design for good reason: when planted right and in the right spot they are easy to grow and long lived, come in a wide array of flower colors, and they have many uses in landscape design as specimens, in groupings or to form colorful hedges. Before planting, have the soil tested and adjust the pH according to soil test results. Do not plant azaleas in heavy shade as poor flowering and weak growth result. blue_sky95 / Getty Images Azaleas from the Encore series, such as 'Encore Autumn Amethyst' with its magenta flowers, produce blooms on new growth periodically throughout the growing season, not just in the spring like most azaleas. A large azalea bush with trumpet shaped, pink flowers in mid spring. These smaller varieties are perfect for containers, shrub borders, small hedges, as accent plants … Flowers small, lavender-blue, corolla almost flat , about 4.5 cm wide, with a short tube, 4-5 per truss, blooms all along stems. Leaves small (ca. Thank you for the response, so quickly, too. Shelter from harsh sun in hot summer areas. Dwarf Encore Azaleas grow more slowly and can easily be maintained at 2-3’ tall x 3-4’ wide. Azaleas are shallow-rooted plants that are easily damaged by excessive soil moisture. They grow best in acid (4.5 to 6.0 pH), well-drained, organic soils. $39.99 3.5 by 1.5 cm), azalea-like, elliptic, bronze-green in winter. Plant them in the fall immediately after the deciduous trees drop their leaves or in early spring before they begin to put on new leaves in the cooler USDA zones 3 to 7. Shrubs with blue flowers or lavender flowers are among the most treasured bushes in the landscape. Evergreen shrub. I am concerned, because there are literally dozens of azalea bushes that have this condition, and the mold or lichens "infect" a branch and eventually that entire branch dies, sometimes killing the plant, but usually just a large branch. Azalea Caroline de Rothschild. Care. The Korean azalea is a naturally occuring species shrub rather than a nursery hybrid. Encore® Azaleas are available in an array of red hues, from blue-reds to orange-reds, the red Encore Azalea is a classic choice for the landscape. The single flowers bloom in spring. Plant deciduous and evergreen azaleas while they are dormant.In warm, mild-winter climates of USDA zones 8 and 9, B&B and container-grown azaleas should be planted between November and February. Regular water needs in well-drained soil once established. Soil. Dwarf Size. Broadleaf evergreen shrub, 3 ft (0.9 m), vertical, dense, finaly branched. Autumn Bonfire® Rhododendron ‘Robleza’ PP29770 At least two forms are grown. Azalea 'Blue Danube' Blue-Violet Azalea. Blue Mountain Double Azalea Large frilly pink and cream fl.... READ MORE. ‘George Tabor’ is an attractive plant for groupings or as a natural hedge. Plant with dark green foliage and beautiful purple funnel shaped flowers evergreen shrub, 3 ft ( 0.9 m,! 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