General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Other: Tissue Culture
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Azalea
  • Rhododendron

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-04
Azalea (Rhododendron indicum 'Mrs. G. G. Gerbing

Date: c. 1946
photo from the 1946 catalog, Gerbing's Camellia Nursery, Fernandi
Location: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-12
Location: Test garden 
Date: 2016-03-05

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