General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Trade name information:
Series: Encore®
Trade Name: Autumn Royalty™
Cultivar name: 'Conlec'
Common names
  • Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Salisbury, MD
Date: 2017-10-27
Autumn Royalty blooming at Halloween 2017
Location: Mobot, St L. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-13
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