Dawn’s Chorus Azalea
$58.00 Original price was: $58.00.$17.40Current price is: $17.40.
1000 in stock
SKU: WvrHxar1xL
Category: PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist but not soggy.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 6 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide.
| Description | An extremely hardy selection with lush, semi-glossy, olive green foliage and reddish orange buds that open to fragrant, frilly, light pink, funnel-shaped blooms with a deep yellow blotch. The small mounding form is excellent for massing in shrub borders, or for use as a bold landscape accent at the edge of a reflecting pool. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Late spring |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy Care, Attracts Pollinators |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Rounded |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Design Ideas | Exceptional early spring color for beds, borders and foundation planting. Add to perimeter plantings. A natural large tree groves and the verges of wildlands or naturalistic landscapes. A traditional choice for Asian inspired gardens. Bold color for reflecting pools and water gardens. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum); Astilbe (Astilbe); Fern (Polystichum); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Coral Bells (Heuchera) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in humus-rich, acidic, well-drained soils. Shelter from harsh sun exposures in hot summer areas. Water deeply, regularly in first few growing seasons to establish root system; once established, maintain evenly moist soil. Keep roots cool with a layer of mulch. Prune to shape and apply an acid fertilizer after flowering. |
| History | The breeding these azaleas began early on in Japan centuries before it was opened to western botanists. The Exbury Hybrids were developed by Baron von Rothschild at his Exbury, England estate. During the 1920s and 30s, he combined existing hybrids with those imported from North America, Japan and China to produce some truly astounding new plants. Exburys did not do well in the American South where so many other azaleas thrive due to a marked intolerance of extreme heat. However, Exburys have been used by southern breeders in the ancestry of modern hybrids due to the improvement in flower size and quantity. |
| Lore | Though they are known as azaleas, all azalea hybrids are technically members of the genus Rhododendron. Azaleas and cherry blossoms are the two plants that symbolize spring in the Japanese tea garden. |