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Azaleas can be either deciduous or evergreen and the two are really very different.
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Evergreen Azaleas are really like very small compact Rhododendrons and enjoy similar growing conditions i.e. rich soil that has an acid ph and perhaps a nice leafy layer of mulch. Most prefer a little afternoon shade but this is not absolutely essential as long as the surface roots don't dry out. There are mainly 2 groups of evergreen Azaleas grown in New Zealand. Azalea indica which has large showy flowers in single or double forms and the brightest of shades. Azalea kurume is not quite as bold and brassy as A. indica and has small rounded leaves and dainty little single blooms. The size of the blooms is more than made up for in quantity. This Azalea is very long flowering and the blooms are produced in absolute profusion. A. Kurume is more cold tolerant as well. Both varieties are invaluable for winter display and mass planting.
If you want something a little more dramatic then it would be worth considering deciduous Azaleas. These come in very hot shades of orange, yellow and gold along with quieter pastels. Many are strongly perfumed. Extremely hardy to cold yet tolerant of quite a lot of sun. Grow them in the same soil conditions as other Rhododendron/Azalea forms, mulch regularly and they will be hapy. The large flowers apear in spring and are simply breath-taking. The new foliage often has an attractive bronze undertone but eventually turns green. In autumn the foliage changes again and provides an excellent colourful display.
So no matter if an Azalea is really a Rhododendron, when the debate about the name ends their beauty will still endure.
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Encore Azaleas are more sun tolerant than other azaleas and are re-bloomers with rich, colourful blooms in spring, summer and autumn. This striking variety stands out in any landscape with its blazing display of colour. PVR.CONLEB
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Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 90cm x 100cm
Azalea Autumn Embers
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
Brilliant lavender blooms that are accented with darker purple freckles and stand out against its evergreen foliage. This is an Encore Azalea and so more sun tolerant than other azaleas. Bred for its cold hardiness and rounded growth habit. Beautiful in a pot, mass planted or as a border.
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Habit: Compact
Mature Size (HxW): 95cm x 100cm
Azalea Autumn Lilac
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
Award winning evergreen with stunning double flowers in Spring. A neat grower with a fairly upright habit. Beautiful mauve flowers with brown spots in the throat. A hardy evergreen shrub that prefers Part sun part shade with slight acidic soil and is free draining.
Can be used in lightly shade borders and woodlands as well in a pot on the deck.
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 120cm
Azalea Elsie Lee
Current Stock Height: 30/50 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
A magnificent low growing, frost tolerant evergreen azalea with large frilled pink flowers in abundance. Purple - bronze foliage in winter. Spot flowering in autumn with main blooms in spring. Beautiful mass planted in a landscape or as a specimen in the garden or a container.
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Azalea Ripples
Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
A Indica hybrid with vigorous growth and profuse flowering. Flowers with deep pink throat, shading to lighter margins. After flowering in spring, pinch back new growth to encourage bud formation. Frost hardy and prefers acidic soil. Evergreen.
Lovely in a pot or used as a border to add some colour in the shade.
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size (HxW): 100cm x 100cm
Azalea Salmonea
Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
aka Evergeen Azalea
A compact shrub with neat, dark leaves and broad funnel-shaped bright, deep crimson spring flowers. Suitable for full sun and has a very tidy and compact habit.
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Azalea Vuyk's Scarlet
Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
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