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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Evergreen Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-27

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
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Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-04-22
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-04-22
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-04-22
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-04-22
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2017-04-22
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-05-08
Flowers are large for an Azalea, and hose in hose.
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2008-05-13
Every year it becomes smothered in flowers.

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